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)

1. To loot; to go on a campaign of stealing and burglary.
2. To obtain territory or property; to come into control of.
3. (rare) To ruin; to bring to devastation or destruction.
4. (rare) To pay compensation to exculpate or liberate.
5. (rare) To come into one's possession or company.
6. (rare) To charge a fee or bill.

Conjugation

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
imperative singular		—
plural1	raymen, rayme	raymeden, raymede
imperative plural	raymeth, rayme	—
participles	raymynge, raymende	raymed, yraymed

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

References

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