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

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

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.