raunsoun

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French raençon, from Latin redemptio. Doublet of redempcioun.

Alternative forms

• 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

• IPA^(key): /ranˈsuːn/, /rau̯nˈsuːn/, /ˈrau̯nsun/, /ˈransun/
• (Late ME) IPA^(key): /ˈrau̯nsum/, /ˈransum/

Noun

raunsoun (plural raunsouns)

1. Ransom; the practice of paying to let someone out of jail (in war).
2. A payment or fee; money paid to someone out of necessity:
   1. Ransom money; money paid as ransom.
   2. A payment or fee as punishment for criminal activity.
3. (theology) Redemption or release from sinfulness.
4. (theology) Jesus as the price of redemption from sin.
5. A large quantity or reserve of coinage or money.
6. (rare) People held for or to ransom.
7. (rare) People who have been redeemed.

Derived terms

• raunsonen
• raunsoner
• raunsonynge

Descendants

• English: ransom
• Scots: ransom

References

• “raunsǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-29.

Etymology 2

Verb

raunsoun

1. Alternative form of raunsonen