redemen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• redeme

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French redimer, borrowed itself from Latin redimō. Doublet of raymen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛˈdeːmən/

Verb

redemen

1. (Christianity) To redeem or liberate (from perdition)
2. (rare) To pay compensation to liberate or free.
3. (rare) To pay compensation to lift restrictions.
4. (rare) To undergo penance for spiritual wrongs.

Conjugation

Conjugation of redemen (weak in -ed/-te)

infinitive	(to) redemen, redeme
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	redeme	redemed, redempte
2nd-person singular	redemest	redemedest, redemptest
3rd-person singular	redemeth	redemed, redempte
subjunctive singular	redeme
imperative singular		—
plural1	redemen, redeme	redemeden, redemede, redempten, redempte
imperative plural	redemeth, redeme	—
participles	redemynge, redemende	redemed, redempt, yredemed, yredempt

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

Related terms

• redempcioun
• redemptoure

Descendants

• English: redeem
• Scots: redeem

References

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