reven
See also: révén, revén, and réven
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reːvən/, [ˈʁæːwn̩]
Verb
reven
- past participle common of rive
Dutch
Pronunciation
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Noun
reven
- Plural form of rif
Anagrams
- erven, nerve, veren, never
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)
- 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)
- 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.
- To lose an ability or knowledge.
- To ruin or destroy:
- To eliminate or terminate; to render unusable.
- To kill; to murder or end the life of.
- To chop or lop off
- To take into safety; to recover or liberate.
- 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
From Old English ġerēfan, plural of ġerēfa; equivalent to reve + -en (plural suffix).
Noun
reven
- plural of reve
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
reven m
- definite singular of rev (Etymology 1)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
reven m
- definite singular of rev (Etymology 1)
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rèːʋən/
Adjective
rẹ́vən (comparative rẹ́vnejši, superlative nȁjrẹ́vnejši)
- poor, having no possessions or money
Inflection
| 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, portal Fran
Swedish
Noun
reven
- definite singular of rev.
- definite plural of rev
Anagrams
- vener