[reave] vb reaved or reft ; reav.ing [ME reven, fr. OE reafian; akin to OHG roubon to rob, L rumpere to break] vi (bef. 12c): plunder, rob ~ vt 1 archaic a (1): rob, despoil (2): to deprive one of b: seize
2. archaic: to carry or tear away -- reav.er n
[2]reave vt reaved or reft ; reav.ing [ME reven, prob. modif. of ON rifa to rive] (13c) archaic: burst