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): /ˈræi̯mən/

Verb

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

Conjugation of *raymen* (weak in -ed)
	present tense	past tense
infinitive	(to) raymen, rayme

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

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

References

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