reive

[ reev ]

verb (used with or without object)

, Chiefly Scot.

, reived, reiv·ing.

1. to rob; plunder.

reive

/ riːv /

verb

1. dialect.
   intr to go on a plundering raid

Derived Forms

• ˈreiver, noun

Other Words From

• reiver noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of reive¹

First recorded in 1860–65; variant of reave ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of reive¹

variant of reave ¹

Example Sentences

I won'er, now, could I conthrive to reive the top-cape off of this.

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