reive

reive
index hold up (rob)

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  • reive — [rēv] vt. REAVE1 reiver n …   English World dictionary

  • reive — v.intr. esp. Sc. make raids; plunder. Derivatives: reiver n. Etymology: var. of REAVE * * * ˈrēv verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Middle English (Scots) reifen, from Old English rēafian to rob, despoil more at reave …   Useful english 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

  • reive — reiver, n. /reev/, v.t., v.i., reived, reiving. Chiefly Scot. to rob; plunder. [1860 65; var. of REAVE1] * * * …   Universalium

  • Reive — rob, steal and pillage as in the Border Reivers. A web site gives background on them …   Scottish slang

  • reive — [ri:v] verb [usu. as noun reiving] chiefly Scottish another term for reave. Derivatives reiver noun Origin ME: var. of reave; the usual spelling when referring to the former practice of cattle raiding on the Scottish Borders …   English new terms dictionary

  • reive —   v.i. rob; plunder; carry off.    ♦ reiver, n …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • reivėtas — reivėtas, a adj. (1) 1. žr. rievėtas 1: Beržas buvo labai reivėtas Kp. 2. žr. rievėtas 3: Koks reivėtas tas drabužis! Jd. | prk.: Reivėtas dangus: debesiai tokie eiliom eiliom Ob …   Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language

  • reiventis — reiventis, ẽnasi, ẽnosi raivytis, rangytis …   Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language

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