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Old English · verb

reafian

Normalised rēafian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈræ͜ɑː.fi.ɑn/
[ˈræ͜ɑː.vi.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈræ͜ɑː · fi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
reaverob

Meaning

  1. to rob

  2. to plunder

  3. to reave

Conjugation

Conjugation of reafian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular rēafiġerēafode
2nd singular rēafastrēafodest
3rd singular rēafaþrēafode
Plural rēafiaþrēafodon
Subjunctive
Singular rēafiġerēafode
Plural rēafiġenrēafoden
Non-finite forms of reafian
Form
Infinitive rēafian
Inflected infinitive rēafienne
Imperative singular rēafa
Imperative plural rēafiaþ
Present participle rēafiende
Past participle rēafodġerēafod

All forms (15)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *raubōn, from Proto-Germanic *raubōną.

Descendants

reave

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