reven

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reːvən/,

Verb

reven

1. past participle common of rive

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

reven

1. plural of rif

Anagrams

• erven, nerve, veren, never

Galician

Verb

reven

1. third-person plural present indicative of rever

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English rēafian, from Proto-West Germanic *raubōn, from Proto-Germanic *raubōną. Doublet of robben.

Alternative forms

• rayve, ref, refe, reffe, reve, revyn, reeve
• ræven, reave, reaven, reavie, reavin, reawen (Early Middle English)
• ræfenn (Ormulum)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛːvən/

Verb

reven (third-person singular simple present reveth, present participle revynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative refte, past participle reft)

1. To cause someone to lose something:
   1. To steal, or rob; to secretly loot.
   2. To loot, despoil, ravage; to bring to ruin.
   3. To grab, take, or confiscate with force or violence.
      • 1387–1400, [Geoffrey] Chaucer, “The Monkes Tale”, in The Tales of Caunt́bury (Hengwrt Chaucer; Peniarth Manuscript 392D), Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: National Library of Wales, published c. 1400–1410], →OCLC, folio 90, verso:

        Of Hercules the souereyn conqueror / Syngen hise werkes laude and heigh renoun / For in his tyme of strengthe he was the flour / He slowe and rafte the skyn fro the leoun

        Sing about the works and high fame of Hercules the renowned conqueror, for in his prime he was the most excellent: He slew and took the lion's skin

   4. To lose an ability or knowledge.
2. To ruin or destroy:
   1. To eliminate or terminate; to render unusable.
   2. To kill; to murder or end the life of.
   3. To chop or lop off
3. To take into safety; to recover or liberate.
4. To bring into a euphoric state.

Conjugation

Related terms

• bireven
• reif
• revere
• revynge

Descendants

• English: reave (archaic)
• Scots: reve, refe, reif

References

• “rēven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-16.

Etymology 2

From Old English ġerēfan, plural of ġerēfa; equivalent to reve +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

reven

1. plural of reve

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

reven m

1. definite singular of rev (Etymology 1)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

reven m

1. definite singular of rev (Etymology 1)

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rèːʋən/

Adjective

rẹ́vən (comparative rẹ́vnejši, superlative nȁjrẹ́vnejši)

1. poor, having no possessions or money

Inflection

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Further reading

• “reven”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Swedish

Noun

reven

1. definite singular of rev c (“fishing line”)
2. definite plural of rev n (“reef”)

Anagrams

• vener