"bireven" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Middle English]

IPA: /biˈrɛːvən/, /bɛˈrɛːvən/
Etymology: From Old English berēafian, from Proto-Germanic *biraubōną; equivalent to bi- + reven. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|berēafian}} Old English berēafian, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*biraubōną}} Proto-Germanic *biraubōną, {{af|enm|bi-|reven}} bi- + reven Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} bireven Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|rev|2a=ref|c=ed|c2=te|pf=bi}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], bireven [infinitive], to bireven [infinitive], bireve [infinitive], bireve [first-person, present, singular], bireved [first-person, past, singular], birefte [first-person, past, singular], birevest [present, second-person, singular], birevedest [past, second-person, singular], bireftest [past, second-person, singular], bireveth [present, singular, third-person], bireved [past, singular, third-person], birefte [past, singular, third-person], bireve [present, singular, subjunctive], bireved [past, singular, subjunctive], birefte [past, singular, subjunctive], bireve [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], bireven [plural, present], bireve [plural, present], bireveden [past, plural], birevede [past, plural], bireften [past, plural], birefte [past, plural], bireveth [imperative, plural, present], bireve [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], birevynge [participle, present], birevende [participle, present], bireved [participle, past], bireft [participle, past], biræivie [alternative], birævien [alternative], be-reve [alternative], bereve [alternative], byreeve [alternative], be-refe [alternative]
  1. To cause someone to lose something:
    To steal, or rob; to secretly loot.
    Sense id: en-bireven-enm-verb-pd-1zoyr Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms prefixed with bi-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Emotions Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 45 22 22 11 Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with bi-: 31 27 27 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 29 34 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 28 28 5 Disambiguation of Emotions: 48 26 26 0
  2. To cause someone to lose something:
    To grab, grasp, or confiscate with force.
    Sense id: en-bireven-enm-verb-EjDJx7L5 Categories (other): Middle English terms prefixed with bi-, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with bi-: 31 27 27 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 29 34 8
  3. To cause someone to lose something:
    To cause someone to loose an abstract concept or idea.
    Sense id: en-bireven-enm-verb-iiSXEnQ- Categories (other): Middle English terms prefixed with bi-, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with bi-: 31 27 27 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 29 34 8
  4. To kill; to murder or end the life of.
    Sense id: en-bireven-enm-verb-OzSrSPTg Categories (other): Middle English terms prefixed with bi-, Crime Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with bi-: 31 27 27 14 Disambiguation of Crime: 31 0 0 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Death Disambiguation of Death: 0 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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    {
      "form": "bireved",
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
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      "form": "birefte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "bireve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "-",
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "birevede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
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      "form": "birefte",
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "birevynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "birevende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "bireved",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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      "form": "bireft",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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      "form": "biræivie",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "birævien",
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      ]
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      "form": "be-reve",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bereve",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "byreeve",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "be-refe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        "To cause someone to lose something:",
        "To steal, or rob; to secretly loot."
      ],
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        "To cause someone to lose something:",
        "To grab, grasp, or confiscate with force."
      ],
      "id": "en-bireven-enm-verb-EjDJx7L5",
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        [
          "grab",
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          "grasp",
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          "confiscate",
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        "To cause someone to lose something:",
        "To cause someone to loose an abstract concept or idea."
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      "id": "en-bireven-enm-verb-iiSXEnQ-"
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          "_dis": "31 0 0 69",
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          "name": "Crime",
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      "glosses": [
        "To kill; to murder or end the life of."
      ],
      "id": "en-bireven-enm-verb-OzSrSPTg"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/biˈrɛːvən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɛˈrɛːvən/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "bireven",
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        "second-person",
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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      "form": "birefte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "bireve",
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bireven",
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      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "bireve",
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      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bireveden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "birevede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bireften",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "birefte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bireveth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "bireve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "birevynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "birevende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bireved",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bireft",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biræivie",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "birævien",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "be-reve",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bereve",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "byreeve",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "be-refe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "enm",
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        "1": "rev",
        "2a": "ref",
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        "c2": "te",
        "pf": "bi"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To cause someone to lose something:",
        "To steal, or rob; to secretly loot."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "steal",
          "steal"
        ],
        [
          "rob",
          "rob"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To cause someone to lose something:",
        "To grab, grasp, or confiscate with force."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grab",
          "grab"
        ],
        [
          "grasp",
          "grasp"
        ],
        [
          "confiscate",
          "confiscate"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To cause someone to lose something:",
        "To cause someone to loose an abstract concept or idea."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To kill; to murder or end the life of."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/biˈrɛːvən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɛˈrɛːvən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bireven"
}

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