raunsonen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French raençonner; equivalent to raunsoun +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ranˈsuːnən/, /rau̯nˈsuːnən/, /ˈrau̯nsunən/, /ˈransunən/
  • (Late Middle English) IPA(key): /ˈrau̯nsumən/, /ˈransumən/

Verb

raunsonen

  1. To pay ransom money; to pay money to effect a prisoner's release.
  2. To hold as prisoner for ransom; to provide the option of ransom.
  3. To release a captive due to having been paid ransom money.
  4. (Christianity) To redeem or liberate the soul (from perdition)
  5. (rare) To purge or expunge sin; to remove the stain of evil.
  6. (rare) To exact monetary payment; to pressure people to give money.
  7. (rare) To charge or tax; to levy or impose a fee.

Conjugation

Conjugation of raunsonen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) raunsonen, raunsone
present tense past tense
1st-person singular raunsone raunsoned
2nd-person singular raunsonest raunsonedest
3rd-person singular raunsoneth raunsoned
subjunctive singular raunsone
imperative singular —
plural1 raunsonen, raunsone raunsoneden, raunsonede
imperative plural raunsoneth, raunsone —
participles raunsonynge, raunsonende raunsoned, yraunsoned

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: ransom

References

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