raymen
Middle English
Etymology
An early borrowing from Old French raembre, inherited from Latin redimō. Doublet of redemen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈræi̯mən/
Verb
raymen (third-person singular simple present raymeth, present participle raymende, raymynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle raymed)
- To loot; to go on a campaign of stealing and burglary.
- To obtain territory or property; to come into control of.
- (rare) To ruin; to bring to devastation or destruction.
- (rare) To pay compensation to exculpate or liberate.
- (rare) To come into one's possession or company.
- (rare) To charge a fee or bill.
Conjugation
Conjugation of raymen (weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) raymen, rayme | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | rayme | raymed | |
2nd-person singular | raymest | raymedest | |
3rd-person singular | raymeth | raymed | |
subjunctive singular | rayme | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | raymen, rayme | raymeden, raymede | |
imperative plural | raymeth, rayme | — | |
participles | raymynge, raymende | raymed, yraymed |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “reimen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-30.
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