
v. Archaic, reaved, or reft (rĕft), reav·ing, reaves. v.tr.
- To seize and carry off forcibly.
- To deprive (one) of something; bereave.
To rob, plunder, or pillage.
[Middle English reven, to plunder, from Old English rēafian.]
reave2 (rēv)

tr.v. Archaic, reaved, or reft (rĕft), reav·ing, reaves.
To break or tear apart.
[Middle English reven, possibly alteration (influenced by reven, to plunder) of Old Norse rīfa, to rive.]





