stouthreifn.

Forms: Also Middle English stowthrefe, Middle English–1600s stouthreif, 1500s stouthe reif, stowth reif, plural stouthisreiffis, 1600s, 1800s stouth-rife, 1800s stouthreef, stouthrief.

Etymology: < stouth n. + reif n.; perhaps altered < stouth and reif.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈstouthreif.

Scottish. Obsolete exc. archaic.

Theft with violence; robbery.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > [noun]

reiflockOE

reiflOE

robberya1200

rapea1325

reaveryc1325

robbing1340

ravinc1384

stouthreif1493

ravenya1500

bribery1523

reft1552

pillardise1598

involationa1680

mail robbery1797

hustling1823

push1874

blag1885

rolling1895

strong-arming1948

1493 in R. Pitcairn Criminal Trials Scotl. I. *15 For Stouthreif of a bonnet & quhyngare from the s^d Robert.

1493 Reg. Privy Seal Scot. I. 5/1 For the stowthrefe of thre oxin and kye fra the larde of Howmend.

1566 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 489 Crymes of slauchtir, stowth reif, thift, resset of thift.

a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 177 Everie lord..was suorne..to cause stouthe reif and slaughter to be punished.

1578 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1882) IV. 91 Heivylie oppressit be the stouthisreiffis and vtheris enormiteis of the thevis.

1587 Sc. Acts Jas. VI (1814) III. 451/1 Only landit men..convict of þe crymes of commoun thift resett of thift or stouth reiff..sall incur the cryme and pane of tressoun.

1678 G. Mackenzie Laws & Customes Scotl. i. 195 Theft may be divided into common Theft (which is Theft so properly called, or Stouth-rife, which is violent Theft) and is a complex of Theft and Robbery.

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth ii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 72 Thou canst frame locks and bars to defend the property of the weak against the stouthrief and oppression of the strong. [Frequently in Scott.]

1881 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 518 We love the old ballads of stouthrief and blood-feuds.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	stouthreif
释义	stouthreifn. Forms: Also Middle English stowthrefe, Middle English–1600s stouthreif, 1500s stouthe reif, stowth reif, plural stouthisreiffis, 1600s, 1800s stouth-rife, 1800s stouthreef, stouthrief. Etymology: < stouth n. + reif n.; perhaps altered < stouth and reif.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈstouthreif. Scottish. Obsolete exc. archaic. Theft with violence; robbery. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > [noun] reiflockOE reiflOE robberya1200 rapea1325 reaveryc1325 robbing1340 ravinc1384 stouthreif1493 ravenya1500 bribery1523 reft1552 pillardise1598 involationa1680 mail robbery1797 hustling1823 push1874 blag1885 rolling1895 strong-arming1948 1493 in R. Pitcairn Criminal Trials Scotl. I. 15 For Stouthreif of a bonnet & quhyngare from the s^d Robert. 1493 Reg. Privy Seal Scot.* I. 5/1 For the stowthrefe of thre oxin and kye fra the larde of Howmend. 1566 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 489 Crymes of slauchtir, stowth reif, thift, resset of thift. a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 177 Everie lord..was suorne..to cause stouthe reif and slaughter to be punished. 1578 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1882) IV. 91 Heivylie oppressit be the stouthisreiffis and vtheris enormiteis of the thevis. 1587 Sc. Acts Jas. VI (1814) III. 451/1 Only landit men..convict of þe crymes of commoun thift resett of thift or stouth reiff..sall incur the cryme and pane of tressoun. 1678 G. Mackenzie Laws & Customes Scotl. i. 195 Theft may be divided into common Theft (which is Theft so properly called, or Stouth-rife, which is violent Theft) and is a complex of Theft and Robbery. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth ii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 72 Thou canst frame locks and bars to defend the property of the weak against the stouthrief and oppression of the strong. [Frequently in Scott.] 1881 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 518 We love the old ballads of stouthrief and blood-feuds. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1493
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