reafian

Old English

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *raubōn, from Proto-Germanic *raubōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈræ͜ɑː.fi.ɑn/, [ˈræ͜ɑː.vi.ɑn]

Verb

rēafian

1. to rob
2. to plunder
3. to reave

Conjugation

Conjugation of rēafian (weak class 2)

infinitive	rēafian	rēafienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	rēafiġe	rēafode
second person singular	rēafast	rēafodest
third person singular	rēafaþ	rēafode
plural	rēafiaþ	rēafodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	rēafiġe	rēafode
plural	rēafiġen	rēafoden
imperative
singular	rēafa
plural	rēafiaþ
participle	present	past
	rēafiende	(ġe)rēafod

Derived terms

• ġerēafian
• berēafian

Related terms

• rēafere (“reaver; robber; spoiler”)

Descendants

• Middle English: reven, rayve, ref, refe, reffe, reve, revyn, reeve; ræven, reave, reaven, reavie, reavin, reawen (Early Middle English); ræfenn (Ormulum)
  • English: reave (archaic)
  • Scots: reve, refe, reif