redemen
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French redimer, borrowed itself from Latin redimō. Doublet of raymen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɛˈdeːmən/
Verb
redemen
- (Christianity) To redeem or liberate (from perdition)
- (rare) To pay compensation to liberate or free.
- (rare) To pay compensation to lift restrictions.
- (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
References
- “redēmen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-30.
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