† raimv.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French raimbre, reimbre (end of the 10th cent. as redenps , subsequently (with loss of intervocalic -d- ) c1050 as raenst , both 3rd singular perfect tense) to ransom, redeem (a person) (end of the 10th cent., originally with reference to Jesus Christ; frequently used reflexively), to exact a ransom from (a person), to plunder or rob (a person, country, etc.) (both first half of the 12th cent.), in Anglo-Norman also to earn, obtain (wealth, land, etc.) (first half of the 13th cent. or earlier), to oppress (a person) (end of the 14th cent. or earlier) (French (now regional: south, south-east, western Switzerland) reimbre , reime , roimbre , etc. to buy (goods) back, to give a discount on goods) < classical Latin redimere redeem v. Compare Middle Dutch reimeren, reimeeren, remeren ( < French). Compare also post-classical Latin raymare, reimare (1275, 1318 in British sources).In the β. forms apparently by assimilation to the reflexes of verbs of Old English weak Class II (compare -y suffix²).