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reaving
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bereaving
▪ I. beˈreaving, vbl. n. Also 6 byryvinge. [f. bereave + -ing1.] The action of the vb. bereave in various senses. Now only gerundial.1529 More Comf. agst. Trib. iii. Wks. 1232/2 The byryuinge from vs of our wretched worldlye goodes. c 1630 Drummond of Hawthornden Hist. Jas. III, Wks. (1711) 45 After... Oxford English Dictionary
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Bride kidnapping
The Ironborn are also known to practice this custom, taking secondary wives while reaving the mainland, which they refer to as "salt wives". wikipedia.org
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rewand
rewand obs. Sc. f. reaving ppl. a. Oxford English Dictionary
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reving
reving obs. f. reaving, reeving vbl. ns. Oxford English Dictionary
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reiving
▪ I. reaving, reiving, vbl. n. (ˈriːvɪŋ) [f. as prec. + -ing1.] The action of reave v.1 In recent use chiefly in Sc. form reiving.c 1122 O.E. Chron. (Laud MS.) an. 1116 Wurdon maneᵹa unrada & ræfunga. c 1205 Lay. 2647 Þes wes þe aereste king, þe ferde vt to ræuing [v.r. reuing], þat ouer sæ wende. a... Oxford English Dictionary
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over-reave
over-reave, v. (əʊvəˈriːv) [Etym. uncertain; perhaps f. over- 16 + a confusion of reeve v.1 and weave v.1] trans. A term used of the metre of his poetry by G. M. Hopkins, to denote scansion continued for a complete stanza, as distinct from that confined to individual lines (see quots.). So over-ˈrea... Oxford English Dictionary
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reiffing
▪ I. reif Chiefly Sc. (riːf) Forms: 1 réaf, réof, 3 ræf, reue, 5 ref, 5–6 reiff, 6 rieff, reife, reyf, raif, reafe, 7 reaf, 5– reif. [Common W.Germ.: OE. réaf = OFris. râf, OS. -rôf (Du. roof), MLG. rôf (hence Sw. rof, Da. rov), OHG. roub, roup (G. raub):—OTeut. *rauƀo{supm}: see reave v. The precis... Oxford English Dictionary
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reave
▪ I. reave, n. Archæol. (riːv, reɪv) [Origin unknown: perh. f. OE. rǣw rew n.1] A long low bank or wall found on Dartmoor.1848 J. H. Mason in S. Rowe Perambulation of Dartmoor 130 In tracing the northernmost reave from Hamildon..we lost it in a tin-work. 1976 Current Archaeol. V. 250/2 Four major wa... Oxford English Dictionary
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life
▪ I. life, n. (laɪf) Forms: 1 l{iacu}f, 3–5 lif, lijf, (4 liif, leve, liuf), 4–5 live, 4–6 lyf(f, lyif(f, liff, lyve, 4–7 lyfe, 5 lyyf, 5–6 lief, liffe, lyffe, 4– life. gen. sing. 1 l{iacu}fes, 2–7 lives, 3 lifves, 4–5 lyfes, lyvis, -ys, 4–6 -es, 5 -ez, lyfes, 6 liffis. dat. sing. 1 l{iacu}fe, 2–5 l... Oxford English Dictionary
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