rancelmann.

Brit.

/ˈrɑːns(ə)lmən/,

/ˈrans(ə)lmən/, U.S.

/ˈræns(ə)lmən/, Scottish English

/ˈrans(ə)lmən/

Inflections: Plural rancelmen.

Forms: pre-1700 ransellman, pre-1700 1700s rancellman, 1700s 1900s– rancelman, 1800s rancilman, 1800s– ranselman, 1800s– ranzelman.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Probably a borrowing from Norn.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Probably < an unattested Norn compound (compare Icelandic reynsla (see rancel v.) and Old Icelandic maðr man n.¹). See discussion at rancel v.

Scottish (Orkney and Shetland). Now historical.

A local officer formerly appointed in Orkney and Shetland to investigate thefts and minor offences, and otherwise maintain good order in the district.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > law enforcement > law-enforcement or peace-officer > [noun] > specifically in Orkney and Shetland

lawrightman1554

rancelman1602

rancellor1615

1602 in G. Donaldson Court Bk. Shetland, 1602–4 (1954) 15 It is tryit and provin be certane ransellmen that Nicole Antonussoun in Seter hes stollin certane fische.

1665 Baillie Court Bk. St. Andrews & Deerness 25 Aug. in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Ransellman The not of the ransell men for the parochin quhilk ar admittid [two names each district].

1725 Act 26 in T. Gifford Hist. Descr. Zetland (1786) App. 94 A list of such honest men in the parish as are fit to be rancelmen.

a1760 T. Gifford Hist. Descr. Zetland (1786) v. 47 The Rancelman has the power of a constable,..to enter any house within the parish at all hours of the day or night.

1821 W. Scott Pirate I. v. 111 It is a sort of ingathering which the ranzelman should stop by the law.

1892 G. Goudie in Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot. 26 189 (heading) The Fouds, Lawrightmen, and Ranselmen of Shetland Parishes.

1934 PMLA 49 289 Margery Bimbister..sharp-tongued wife of the Ranzelman.

1949 H. J. C. Grierson Crit. & Creation 83 It was the duty of the 'ranselmen' in a Scottish town to see that no one sat at home from the kirk on the Sabbath.

1959 Eng. Hist. Rev. 74 346 ‘Ranselmen’ were appointed to detect theft, which (especially if it involved cattle) might be styled ‘gripster’.

2005 C. De Luca My Mercy, Smootie! (typescript) I tocht da name ‘Ransel’ micht a bön a göd een [i.e. for a cat], lik ranselman—aye poking aboot!

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

单词	rancelman
释义	rancelmann. Brit. /ˈrɑːns(ə)lmən/, /ˈrans(ə)lmən/, U.S. /ˈræns(ə)lmən/, Scottish English /ˈrans(ə)lmən/ Inflections: Plural rancelmen. Forms: pre-1700 ransellman, pre-1700 1700s rancellman, 1700s 1900s– rancelman, 1800s rancilman, 1800s– ranselman, 1800s– ranzelman. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Probably a borrowing from Norn. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Probably < an unattested Norn compound (compare Icelandic reynsla (see rancel v.) and Old Icelandic maðr man n.¹). See discussion at rancel v. Scottish (Orkney and Shetland). Now historical. A local officer formerly appointed in Orkney and Shetland to investigate thefts and minor offences, and otherwise maintain good order in the district. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > law-enforcement or peace-officer > [noun] > specifically in Orkney and Shetland lawrightman1554 rancelman1602 rancellor1615 1602 in G. Donaldson Court Bk. Shetland, 1602–4 (1954) 15 It is tryit and provin be certane ransellmen that Nicole Antonussoun in Seter hes stollin certane fische. 1665 Baillie Court Bk. St. Andrews & Deerness 25 Aug. in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Ransellman The not of the ransell men for the parochin quhilk ar admittid [two names each district]. 1725 Act 26 in T. Gifford Hist. Descr. Zetland (1786) App. 94 A list of such honest men in the parish as are fit to be rancelmen. a1760 T. Gifford Hist. Descr. Zetland (1786) v. 47 The Rancelman has the power of a constable,..to enter any house within the parish at all hours of the day or night. 1821 W. Scott Pirate I. v. 111 It is a sort of ingathering which the ranzelman should stop by the law. 1892 G. Goudie in Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot. 26 189 (heading) The Fouds, Lawrightmen, and Ranselmen of Shetland Parishes. 1934 PMLA 49 289 Margery Bimbister..sharp-tongued wife of the Ranzelman. 1949 H. J. C. Grierson Crit. & Creation 83 It was the duty of the 'ranselmen' in a Scottish town to see that no one sat at home from the kirk on the Sabbath. 1959 Eng. Hist. Rev. 74 346 ‘Ranselmen’ were appointed to detect theft, which (especially if it involved cattle) might be styled ‘gripster’. 2005 C. De Luca My Mercy, Smootie! (typescript) I tocht da name ‘Ransel’ micht a bön a göd een [i.e. for a cat], lik ranselman—aye poking aboot! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1602
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