ransomingn.

Brit.

/ˈransəmɪŋ/,

/ˈransm̩ɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈrænsəmɪŋ/

Forms: see ransom v. and -ing suffix¹; also Scottish pre-1700 ransonnynge.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ransom v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < ransom v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of ransom v. (in various senses); esp. the redemption of a captive or prisoner on payment of a sum of money.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > ransom > [noun] > ransoming

redemptiona1325

ransoma1350

again-buyinga1382

ransoming1386

finance makingc1475

1386 in J. Slater Early Scots Texts (Ph.D. thesis, Univ. of Edinb.) (1952) No. 9 Takyng and ransonyng of prisoners.

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 129 Þe preuylagis of þis day were..openynge of paradys, redempcioun and raunsomynge of man.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 4420 (MED) Putefar þan comanded son Þat ioseph suld be tan and don In kinges prisun for to lij, Wit na raunsuming to bij.

1442 in J. Graves Proc. King's Council Ireland (1877) 287 Þe taking, imprisonyng, and rampsonyng of the Priouer of Conale.

c1480 (a1400) St. Bartholomew 128 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 183 Þe manere of oure ransonynge.

1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. 52 He..dyde great domage to the countre..by raunsomynge of the townes.

c1550 Clariodus (1830) i. 1116 Welcum..That hes rescoursit my realme with hard fighting, And maid hes of my pepill ransoming.

1575 Galway Arch. in 10th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1885) App. v. 425 For redeming and ramsoning of the Illes of Aren.

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxii. 466 As for Anniball, he sate still now at Cannae, busily occupied about the raunsoming of prisoners.

1643 R. Gentilis tr. G. Diodati Pious Annot. Holy Bible i. iii. 82 Either by his service, or by the help of some kinsman, or by his own ransoming.

1686 T. Pierce Law & Equity Gospel 79 Would'st thou not give him an yearly Pension for such an obliging act of Friendship, as that ransoming of Thy life with the utmost hazard of his own?

1743 W. Crawford Zion's Traveller (ed. 2) xxix. 62 That the Prince of Life should lay down his Life for the ransoming of my Soul from Hell and Death, O! Wonderful!

1790 R. Beatson Naval & Mil. Mem. I. 295 All the articles relative to the ransoming of the town.

1839 E. Bulwer-Lytton Sea-captain v. ii. 92 Do him no harm—but seize; his life will be Well worth the ransoming.

1899 J. Stalker Christol. of Jesus v. 180 Such cases show clearly what ransoming was.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 566/1 Most of his spare money he devoted to the ransoming of the numerous Russian captives.

1962 Times 16 Apr. 8/7 Two refugee organizations in Miami yesterday criticized the ransoming of the 60 men because it gave Dr. Castro's Government badly needed dollars.

1991 Classical Rev. 41 396 Pressure..against the enslavement of Greeks, may well, through the mechanism of widespread ransoming have kept the proportions of Greeks lastingly enslaved in Greece low.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ransoming
释义	ransomingn. Brit. /ˈransəmɪŋ/, /ˈransm̩ɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈrænsəmɪŋ/ Forms: see ransom v. and -ing suffix¹; also Scottish pre-1700 ransonnynge. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ransom v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < ransom v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of ransom v. (in various senses); esp. the redemption of a captive or prisoner on payment of a sum of money. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > ransom > [noun] > ransoming redemptiona1325 ransoma1350 again-buyinga1382 ransoming1386 finance makingc1475 1386 in J. Slater Early Scots Texts (Ph.D. thesis, Univ. of Edinb.) (1952) No. 9 Takyng and ransonyng of prisoners. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 129 Þe preuylagis of þis day were..openynge of paradys, redempcioun and raunsomynge of man. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 4420 (MED) Putefar þan comanded son Þat ioseph suld be tan and don In kinges prisun for to lij, Wit na raunsuming to bij. 1442 in J. Graves Proc. King's Council Ireland (1877) 287 Þe taking, imprisonyng, and rampsonyng of the Priouer of Conale. c1480 (a1400) St. Bartholomew 128 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 183 Þe manere of oure ransonynge. 1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. 52 He..dyde great domage to the countre..by raunsomynge of the townes. c1550 Clariodus (1830) i. 1116 Welcum..That hes rescoursit my realme with hard fighting, And maid hes of my pepill ransoming. 1575 Galway Arch. in 10th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1885) App. v. 425 For redeming and ramsoning of the Illes of Aren. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxii. 466 As for Anniball, he sate still now at Cannae, busily occupied about the raunsoming of prisoners. 1643 R. Gentilis tr. G. Diodati Pious Annot. Holy Bible i. iii. 82 Either by his service, or by the help of some kinsman, or by his own ransoming. 1686 T. Pierce Law & Equity Gospel 79 Would'st thou not give him an yearly Pension for such an obliging act of Friendship, as that ransoming of Thy life with the utmost hazard of his own? 1743 W. Crawford Zion's Traveller (ed. 2) xxix. 62 That the Prince of Life should lay down his Life for the ransoming of my Soul from Hell and Death, O! Wonderful! 1790 R. Beatson Naval & Mil. Mem. I. 295 All the articles relative to the ransoming of the town. 1839 E. Bulwer-Lytton Sea-captain v. ii. 92 Do him no harm—but seize; his life will be Well worth the ransoming. 1899 J. Stalker Christol. of Jesus v. 180 Such cases show clearly what ransoming was. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 566/1 Most of his spare money he devoted to the ransoming of the numerous Russian captives. 1962 Times 16 Apr. 8/7 Two refugee organizations in Miami yesterday criticized the ransoming of the 60 men because it gave Dr. Castro's Government badly needed dollars. 1991 Classical Rev. 41 396 Pressure..against the enslavement of Greeks, may well, through the mechanism of widespread ransoming have kept the proportions of Greeks lastingly enslaved in Greece low. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1386
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