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)

ransom; the practice of paying to let someone out of jail (in war).
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.
(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

Descendants

English: ransom
Scots: ransom

References

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

Etymology 2

From Old French raençonner.

Verb

raunsoun

Alternative form of raunsonen

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.