randoun

Middle English

Alternative forms

randone, randon, raundoun, raundon, ranndon, randowne, rawndoune, rendoun, randun

Etymology

From Old French randon.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ranˈduːn/, /rau̯nˈduːn/, /ˈrandun/, /ˈrau̯ndun/

Noun

randoun (uncountable)

Force, magnitude, haste, intensity.
(rare) Something with great intensity.

Descendants

English: random
- → Scots: random

References

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

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