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Verb(1) steal goods; take as spoils(2) steal goods(3) take as spoils

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(1) To slink thro' slaps, an' reave an' steal, At stacks o' pease, or stocks o' kail!(2) As their gods were, so their laws were; Thor the strong could reave and steal.(3) Go reave me some loots.(4) the strong could reave and steal(5) The great-handed reaver felt a hot scar tear across his cheeks and the bitter salt-welling of blood whet his lips and nostrils.(6) In silencing my power, I am reft of half my being!(7) Were you planning to escort me to my chambers, or have all your chivalrous faculties been reft from you?(8) u2018What thou lov'st well shall not be reft from thee,u2019 said Pound.(9) As a mercenary and reaver he should not have any qualms as the gold trickled into his pockets, the gold of blood-letting.(10) Not in our lands; these are claimed for one and one only, not reavers such as thee!(11) Helen, symbolizing perfect beauty as produced by Greek art, is recalled from Hades and ardently pursued by Faust, but finally reft from him.(12) What shall a young reaver do but spend his coins like the snake sips water?
Synonyms
Verb
1. strip
2. loot
3. ransack
4. despoil
5. pillage
6. foray
7. rifle
8. plunder


📺 Word Example from TV Shows

The ironborn will reave and pillage,
as it was in the old days,

The ironborn will REAVE and pillage, as it was in the old days,

Game of Thrones Season 2, Episode 3


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