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
reave — verb (reaved or reft; reaving) Etymology: Middle English reven, from Old English rēafian; akin to Old High German roubōn to rob, Latin rumpere to break Date: before 12th century intransitive verb plunder, rob transitive verb 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
reive — verb (reived; reiving) Etymology: Middle English (Scots) reifen, from Old English rēafian to rob more at reave Date: before 12th century Scottish raid • reiver noun, Scottish … New Collegiate Dictionary
rover — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Dutch, from roven to rob; akin to Old English rēafian to reave more at reave Date: 14th century pirate II. noun Date: 1531 1. a random or long distance mark in archery usually used in plural 2.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Border Reivers — For other uses, see Border Reivers (disambiguation). Reiver redirects here. For the radio station, see Reiver FM. Reivers redirects here. For the American actor, see David Reivers. For other uses, see The Reivers (disambiguation). Reivers at… … Wikipedia
History of Cumbria — The history of Cumbria as a county of England begins with the Local Government Act 1972. Its territory and constituent parts however have a long history under various other administrative and historic units of governance. Long existing as an… … Wikipedia
reave1 — [rēv] vt. reaved or reft, reaving 〚ME reven < OE reafian, akin to Ger rauben, to ROB〛 Archaic to take away by violence; seize; rob * * * … Universalium
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
reave — reave1 /reev/, v.t., reaved or reft, reaving. Archaic. to take away by or as by force; plunder; rob. [bef. 900; ME reven, OE reafian; c. G rauben, D roven to ROB] reave2 /reev/, v.t., v.i., reaved or reft, reaving … Universalium
Reaver — A thief or robber. [< OldEngl. reaf = plunder, booty; reafian = to plunder] … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
