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Old English · verb

riefan

Normalised rīefan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈri͜yː.fɑn/
[ˈri͜yː.vɑn]
Syllables
ˈri͜yː · fɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
bereaverob

Meaning

  1. to rob, steal, plunder

  2. to break, tear off

Conjugation

Conjugation of riefan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular rīeferīefde
2nd singular rīefestrīefstrīefdest
3rd singular rīefeþrīefþrīefde
Plural rīefaþrīefdon
Subjunctive
Singular rīeferīefde
Plural rīefenrīefden
Non-finite forms of riefan
Form
Infinitive rīefan
Inflected infinitive rīefenne
Imperative singular rīef
Imperative plural rīefaþ
Present participle rīefende
Past participle rīefedġerīefed

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *raubijan, from Proto-Germanic *raubijaną. Cognate to Old Norse reyfa (Swedish röva).

Descendants

bereave

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