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reven

1. Plural form of rif

• erven, nerve, veren

From Old English ġerēfan, plural of ġerēfa.

reven

1. plural of reve

From Old English rēafian, from Proto-Germanic *raubōną. Doublet of robben.

• ræfenn, ræven, reave, reve, revyn, reeve, reavie, reaven, reavin, reawen

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛːvən/

reven

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.
   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.

• bireven
• reif
• revere
• revyng

• English: reave
• Scots: reve, refe, reif

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

reven m

1. definite singular of rev (Etymology 1)

reven m

1. definite singular of rev (Etymology 1)

• IPA^(key): /ˈrèːʋən/
• Tonal orthography: rẹ́vən

réven (comparative révnejši, superlative nàjrévnejši)

1. poor, having no possessions or money

reven

1. definite singular of rev
2. definite plural of rev