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Middle English
Etymology
From Old English berēafian, from Proto-Germanic *biraubōną; equivalent to bi- + reven.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biˈrɛːvən/, /bɛˈrɛːvən/
Verb
bireven
- To cause someone to lose something:
- To steal, or rob; to secretly loot.
- To grab, grasp, or confiscate with force.
- To cause someone to loose an abstract concept or idea.
- To kill; to murder or end the life of.
Conjugation
| infinitive
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(to) bireven, bireve
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present tense
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past tense
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| 1st-person singular
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bireve
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bireved, birefte
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| 2nd-person singular
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birevest
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birevedest, bireftest
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| 3rd-person singular
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bireveth
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bireved, birefte
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| subjunctive singular
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bireve
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| imperative singular
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| plural1
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bireven, bireve
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bireveden, birevede, bireften, birefte
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| imperative plural
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bireveth, bireve
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| participles
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birevynge, birevende
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bireved, bireft
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1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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