reif
/riːf/(also raif, rief, reef) Chiefly Scottish in later use. Now archaic and rare
noun
Robbery, depredation, spoliation.
- Recorded earliest in compounds..
Origin
Old English (in an earlier sense). Cognate with or formed similarly to Old Frisian rāf, Old Dutch rouf (Middle Dutch rōf, roof, Dutch roof), Old Saxon -rōf, Old High German roub (Middle High German roub, German Raub), Old Icelandic -rauf from the Germanic base of reave. Compare (ultimately from Middle Low German rōf) Old Swedish rof (Swedish rov), Old Danish rof (Danish rov).
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