raunsonen

Middle English

Alternative forms

rawnsomyn, ransoum, raunsoun, raunson, rawnson, ranscun, ranson, raumsoun

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ranˈsuːnən/, /rau̯nˈsuːnən/, /ˈrau̯nsunən/, /ˈransunən/
(Late ME) IPA^(key): /ˈrau̯nsumən/, /ˈransumən/

Verb

raunsonen

To pay ransom money; to pay money to effect a prisoner's release.
To hold as prisoner for ransom; to provide the option of ransom.
To release a captive due to having been paid ransom money.
(Christianity) To redeem or liberate the soul (from perdition)
(rare) To purge or expunge sin; to remove the stain of evil.
(rare) To exact monetary payment; to pressure people to give money.
(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	raunsoned
imperative singular	raunsone	—

plural¹	raunsonen, raunsone	raunsoneden, raunsonede
imperative plural	raunsoneth, raunsone	—

participles	raunsonynge, raunsonende	raunsoned, yraunsoned

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

Descendants

English: ransom

References

“raunsǒunen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-30.

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