raysyn

Middle English

Alternative forms

• raycin, reyson, reysyn, rasyn, rayson, resyn, reyseyn, raysing, racine, resonne, reysynge, rasin

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman reysin, from Late Latin racīmus, from Latin racēmus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛːˈziːn/, /ˈrɛːzin/, /ˈræi̯zin/

Noun

raysyn (plural raysyns)

1. A grape or a cluster of grapes.
2. A raisin; a dried grape.
3. (rare) Fruit growing on a tree.

Descendants

• English: raisin
  • → Japanese: レーズン (rēzun)
• Scots: raisin, reasin

References

• “raisī̆n, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 8 August 2018.