reive

[ reev ]

/ riv /

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verb (used with or without object), reived, reiv·ing.Chiefly Scot.

to rob; plunder.

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Origin of reive

First recorded in 1860–65; variant of reave¹

OTHER WORDS FROM reive

reiver, noun

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How to use reive in a sentence

I was sure that a French reiver's lance could never be the end of the Master,' George opened his eyes.
Two Penniless Princesses|Charlotte M. Yonge
They are prisoners to latroni—un routier—sceleratissimo—reiver—Balchenburg!'
Two Penniless Princesses|Charlotte M. Yonge
Ere the Dwarf could collect himself to reply, the Reiver of Westburnflat set spurs to his horse.
The Black Dwarf|Sir Walter Scott
Craning my neck forward, I saw under a broadened fringe of moonlight the roan horse with the ruddy-bearded reiver beside him.
Border Ghost Stories|Howard Pease

Run off with me, as the Red Reiver and all these nice, interesting sort of people used to do long ago.
The Guinea Stamp|Annie S. Swan

British Dictionary definitions for reive

reive

/ (riːv) /

verb

(intr) Scot and Northern English dialect to go on a plundering raid

Derived forms of reive

reiver, noun

Word Origin for reive

variant of reave 1

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