raymen

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

reimin, reimen, raimen, reime, reymy, reyme, rayme, raim, raime

Etymology edit

An early borrowing from Old French raembre, inherited from Latin redimō. Doublet of redemen.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈræi̯mən/

Verb edit

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 edit

Conjugation of raymen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) raymen, rayme
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	rayme	raymed
2nd-person singular	raymest	raymedest
3rd-person singular	raymeth	raymed
subjunctive singular	rayme	raymed
imperative singular	rayme	—

plural¹	raymen, rayme	raymeden, raymede
imperative plural	raymeth, rayme	—

participles	raymynge, raymende	raymed, yraymed

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

References edit

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