- beréafian
- wv/t2 to bereave, deprive of, take away, seize, rob, despoil
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
beréafian
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bereave — transitive verb ( reaved or bereft; reaving) Etymology: Middle English bereven, from Old English berēafian, from be + rēafian to rob more at reave Date: before 12th century 1. to deprive of something usually used with … New Collegiate Dictionary
Berauben — Berauben, verb. reg. act. 1) Eigentlich, und absolute, d.i. ohne die Endung der Sache beyzufügen, eines Eigenthum widerrechtlich und mit öffentlicher Gewalt wegnehmen. Die Reisenden berauben. Ein Haus, die Kirche berauben. 2) In weiterer… … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
reup- — Also reub . To snatch. Derivatives include bereave, rob, usurp, and bankrupt. I. Basic form *reub . rip1, from Flemish rippen, to rip, from Germanic *rupjan. II. O grade form *rou … Universalium
bereave — bereavement, n. bereaver, n. /bi reev /, v.t., bereaved or bereft, bereaving. 1. to deprive and make desolate, esp. by death (usually fol. by of): Illness bereaved them of their mother. 2. to deprive ruthlessly or by force (usually fol. by of):… … Universalium
beréfian — see beréafian … Old to modern English dictionary
bereaved — be|reaved [bıˈri:vd] adj [: Old English; Origin: bereafian, from reafian to rob ] 1.) having lost a close friend or relative because they have recently died ▪ a bereaved mother 2.) the bereaved the person or people whose close friend or relative… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bereave — (v.) O.E. bereafian to deprive of, take away, seize, rob, from be + reafian rob, plunder, from P.Gmc. *raubojanan, from PIE *reup to snatch (see RAPID (Cf. rapid)). A common Germanic formation (Cf. O.Fris. birava despoil, O.S. biroban, Du … Etymology dictionary
bereave — verb (be bereaved) be deprived of a close relation or friend through their death. Derivatives bereavement noun Origin OE berēafian (see be , reave) … English new terms dictionary
bereave — be•reave [[t]bɪˈriv[/t]] v. t. reaved reft, reav•ing. 1) to deprive and make desolate, esp. by death: Illness bereaved them of their mother[/ex] 2) to deprive ruthlessly or by force: War bereft us of our home[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 900; ME… … From formal English to slang
bereave — /bəˈriv / (say buh reev), /bi / (say bee ) verb (t) (bereaved or bereft, bereaving) 1. (usually in passive) to deprive ruthlessly, especially of hope, joy, etc.: bereft of all their lands. 2. (usually in passive) to make desolate through loss,… …
