reven

See also: révén, revén, and réven

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reːvən/, [ˈʁæːwn̩]

Verb

reven

1. past participle common of rive

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

reven

1. plural of rif

Anagrams

• erven, nerve, veren, never

Galician

Verb

reven

1. third-person plural present indicative of rever

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English rēafian, from Proto-West Germanic *raubōn, from Proto-Germanic *raubōną. Doublet of robben.

Alternative forms

• rayve, ref, refe, reffe, reve, revyn, reeve
• ræven, reave, reaven, reavie, reavin, reawen (Early Middle English)
• ræfenn (Ormulum)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛːvən/

Verb

reven (third-person singular simple present reveth, present participle revynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative refte, past participle reft)

1. To cause someone to lose something:
   1. To steal, or rob; to secretly loot.
   2. To loot, despoil, ravage; to bring to ruin.
   3. 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

   4. To lose an ability or knowledge.
2. To ruin or destroy:
   1. To eliminate or terminate; to render unusable.
   2. To kill; to murder or end the life of.
   3. To chop or lop off
3. To take into safety; to recover or liberate.
4. To bring into a euphoric state.

Conjugation

Conjugation of reven (weak in -ed/-te)

infinitive	(to) reven, reve
	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.

Related terms

• bireven
• reif
• revere
• revynge

 

Descendants

• English: reave (archaic)
• Scots: reve, refe, reif

References

• “rēven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-16.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old English ġerēfan, plural of ġerēfa; equivalent to reve +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

reven

1. plural of reve

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

reven m

1. definite singular of rev (Etymology 1)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

reven m

1. definite singular of rev (Etymology 1)

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rèːʋən/

Adjective

rẹ́vən (comparative rẹ́vnejši, superlative nȁjrẹ́vnejši)

1. poor (having no possessions or money)

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Hard
	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

• “reven”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Swedish

Noun

reven

1. definite singular fishing line of rev c
2. definite plural reef of rev n

Anagrams

• vener