raunsoun
Middle English
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Old French raençon, from Latin redemptio. Doublet of redempcioun.
Alternative forms
edit- ransoun, raunson, rawunsun, rancun, rannson, ranson, raunceoun, rancune, raunsun, rancoun, rauncoun, raunceon, ranscon, rawnson, ranscun, raumsoun
- (forms with -m) rawnsom, raunsom, raunsum, ransum, raumsum
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ranˈsuːn/, /rau̯nˈsuːn/, /ˈrau̯nsun/, /ˈransun/
- (Late Middle English) IPA(key): /ˈrau̯nsum/, /ˈransum/
Noun
editraunsoun (plural raunsouns)
- Ransom; the practice of paying to let someone out of jail (in war).
- A payment or fee; money paid to someone out of necessity:
- (theology) Redemption or release from sinfulness.
- (theology) Jesus as the price of redemption from sin.
- A large quantity or reserve of coinage or money.
- (rare) People held for or to ransom.
- (rare) People who have been redeemed.
Derived terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “raunsǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-29.
Etymology 2
editVerb
editraunsoun
- Alternative form of raunsonen
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- Middle English terms derived from Latin
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- enm:Money
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