reven
Danish
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editreven
- past participle common of rive
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editreven
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editreven
Middle English
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Old English rēafian, from Proto-West Germanic *raubōn, from Proto-Germanic *raubōną. Doublet of robben.
Alternative forms
edit- rayve, ref, refe, reffe, reve, revyn, reeve
- ræven, reave, reaven, reavie, reavin, reawen (Early Middle English)
- ræfenn (Ormulum)
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editVerb
editreven (third-person singular simple present reveth, present participle revynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative refte, past participle reft)
- To cause someone to lose something:
- To steal, or rob; to secretly loot.
- To loot, despoil, ravage; to bring to ruin.
- 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
- To lose an ability or knowledge.
- To ruin or destroy:
- To take into safety; to recover or liberate.
- To bring into a euphoric state.
Conjugation
editConjugation of reven (weak in -ed/-te)
infinitive | (to) reven, reve | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | reve | reved, refte | |
2nd-person singular | revest | revedest, reftest | |
3rd-person singular | reveth | reved, refte | |
subjunctive singular | reve | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | reven, reve | reveden, revede, reften, refte | |
imperative plural | reveth, reve | — | |
participles | revynge, revende | reved, reft, yreved, yreft |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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editReferences
edit- “rēven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-16.
Etymology 2
editInherited from Old English ġerēfan, plural of ġerēfa; equivalent to reve + -en (plural suffix).
Noun
editreven
Norwegian Bokmål
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editreven m
Norwegian Nynorsk
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editreven m
Slovene
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editAdjective
editrẹ́vən (comparative rẹ́vnejši, superlative nȁjrẹ́vnejši)
- poor (having no possessions or money)
Inflection
editHard | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nom. sing. | réven | révna | révno |
singular | |||
masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | réven ind révni def |
révna | révno |
genitive | révnega | révne | révnega |
dative | révnemu | révni | révnemu |
accusative | nominativeinan or genitiveanim |
révno | révno |
locative | révnem | révni | révnem |
instrumental | révnim | révno | révnim |
dual | |||
masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | révna | révni | révni |
genitive | révnih | révnih | révnih |
dative | révnima | révnima | révnima |
accusative | révna | révni | révni |
locative | révnih | révnih | révnih |
instrumental | révnima | révnima | révnima |
plural | |||
masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | révni | révne | révna |
genitive | révnih | révnih | révnih |
dative | révnim | révnim | révnim |
accusative | révne | révne | révna |
locative | révnih | révnih | révnih |
instrumental | révnimi | révnimi | révnimi |
Further reading
edit- “reven”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
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