raembre

Old French

Alternative forms

raendre, raamir
raiembre

Etymology

From Latin redimere.

Verb

raembre

to ransom, free (through ransom), pay back
(figuratively, religion) to redeem (one's soul)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem raïem distinct from the unstressed stem raem, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Conjugation of raembre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		raembre			avoir reent, raent, raïent
gerund		en raemant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		raemant
past participle		reent, raent, raïent
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	raïem	raïens	raïent	raemons	raemez, raembez	raïement
	imperfect	raemoie, raemeie	raemoies, raemeies	raemoit, raemeit	raemiiens, raemiens	raemiiez, raemiez	raemoient, raemeient
	preterite	raens, raïens	raensis, raïensis	raenst, raïenst	raensimes, raïensimes	raensistes, raïensistes	raenstrent, raïenstrent
	future	raembrai, raïembrai	raembras, raïembras	raembra, raïembra	raembrons, raïembrons	raembroiz, raembreiz, raembrez, raïembroiz, raïembreiz, raïembrez	raembront, raïembront
	conditional	raembroie, raembreie, raïembroie, raïembreie	raembroies, raembreies, raïembroies, raïembreies	raembroit, raembreit, raïembroit, raïembreit	raembriiens, raembriens, raïembriiens, raïembriens	raembriiez, raembriez, raïembriiez, raïembriez	raembroient, raembreient, raïembroient, raïembreient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	raïeme	raïemes	raïeme	raemons	raemez	raïement
simple tenses	imperfect	raensisse, raïensisse	raensisses, raïensisses	raensist, raïensist	raensissons, raensissiens, raïensissons, raïensissiens	raensissoiz, raensissez, raensissiez, raïensissoiz, raïensissez, raïensissiez	raensissent, raïensissent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
imperative		—	raïem	—	raemons	raemez, raembez	—

Descendants

Middle French: raembre
→ Middle Dutch: reimeren

References

Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (raembre)
Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “rĕdĭmere”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 10: R, page 179

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