transitive. To pay the debt of and free (a debtor who has been held in prison); to ransom (a person); (also occasionally) to redeem (a thing)…

transitive. To ransom, save, redeem (a person) (frequently reflexive); to recover (a right, a possession).

transitive. To ransom, redeem. Obsolete.

transitive. To be surety for, go bail for; to ransom, redeem, release by paying a ransom. Obsolete.

transitive. To obtain the release or return of (a person) or the restoration of (a thing) by paying a certain sum; to redeem from captivity or…

A payment made or demanded for the release of a prisoner or hostage; a ransom. Obsolete.

transitive. To redeem.

To redeem, release or obtain by payment; to pay for. Scottish. Hence perhaps Coverdale's use: †To buy (obsolete).

To ransom (a person) from slavery, captivity, or punishment; to save (a person's life) by paying a ransom. transitive. Without construction.

transitive (reflexive). To buy off; to procure the release of (a person) by payment. Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To redeem (in various senses).

transitive. To redeem (a person) from captivity by paying a ransom; to ransom.

transitive. To redeem, ransom.