raymen

Middle English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrɛi̯mən/

Verb

raymen

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

Conjugation of raymen (weak)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	(to) raymen
1st person singular	rayme	raymede
2nd person singular	raymest	raymedest
3rd person singular	raymeth, raymeþ	raymede
plural	raymen	raymeden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	rayme	raymede
plural	raymen	raymeden
imperative	present
singular	rayme
plural	raymeth, raymeþ
participle	present	past
participle	raymende, rayminge	raymed, yraymed

References

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

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