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verb
a simple past tense and past participle of reave.
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Reft
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| to flee; abscond: |
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reave1 (riːv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (foll by of) , reaves, reaving, reaved, reft | |
| 1. | to carry off (property, prisoners, etc) by force |
| 2. | See also reive to deprive; strip |
| [Old English reāfian; related to Old High German roubōn to rob, Old Norse raufa to break open] | |
| reave2 (riːv) | |
| —vb , reaves, reaving, reaved, reft | |
| archaic to break or tear (something) apart; cleave | |
| [C13 reven, probably from | |
| reft (rɛft) | |
| —vb | |
| a past tense and past participle of reave | |
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reft
1847, pp. of reave, from O.E. reafian "to rob something from someone," from P.Gmc. *rauthojan (cf. O.Fris. raf, M.Du. roof, Ger. Raub). The ground sense seems to be that of "breaking."
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The maiden cried out, first because her flowers had been spilled, and then because she was being reft away.
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