The etymology of the word remains unclear. An association with ramon, and the etymon ramus, is questionable but not impossible.
s.
1kind of wood considered precious (?):
(
s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiiex
)
les tables sor quoi nos mangons, les unes sont de reymon (var. (D: s.xivex) raimon) overees a or, e les autres d’amatristres
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raimon (s.xiii1)