reif

Middle English

/rɛːf/

noun
Definitions
  • A piece of clothing or gear, especially priestly.
  • (rare) pillaging, looting; intense destruction.
  • (rare) loot, spoils; the fruit of success.
  • (rare) destructiveness; the quality of being damaging.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English rēaf (booty, robe, spoils, garment, armour, spoil, armor, raiment, plunder, dress, vestment) inherited from *raub inherited from Proto-Germanic *raubaz (pillage, booty, rape, robe, spoils, garment) root from Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- (tear, break, peel, rip).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*Hrewp-

Gloss

tear, break, peel, rip

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

泪, 涙

Emoji
🤣 💧 😂 😢 😭 😹 😿 🥲

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