"robben" meaning in Middle English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈrɔbən/
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman robber, rober, from Frankish *raubōn, from Proto-Germanic *raubōną. Doublet of reven. The expected Middle English form would be /ˈrɔːbən/; the short vowel is probably by analogy with robberie, robbour. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|enm|xno|robber|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Anglo-Norman robber, {{bor+|enm|xno|robber}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman robber, {{m|fro|rober}} rober, {{der|enm|frk|*raubōn}} Frankish *raubōn, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*raubōną}} Proto-Germanic *raubōną, {{doublet|enm|reven}} Doublet of reven, {{m|enm|robberie}} robberie, {{m|enm|robbour}} robbour Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} robben, {{enm-verb|stem=robb}} robben (third-person singular simple present robbeth, present participle robbende, robbynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle robbed) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|robb}} Forms: robbeth [present, singular, third-person], robbende [participle, present], robbynge [participle, present], robbed [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], robben [infinitive], to robben [infinitive], robbe [infinitive], robbe [first-person, present, singular], robbed [first-person, past, singular], robbest [present, second-person, singular], robbedest [past, second-person, singular], robbeth [present, singular, third-person], robbed [past, singular, third-person], robbe [present, singular, subjunctive], robbed [past, singular, subjunctive], robbe [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], robben [plural, present], robbe [plural, present], robbeden [past, plural], robbede [past, plural], robbeth [imperative, plural, present], robbe [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], robbynge [participle, present], robbende [participle, present], robbed [participle, past], yrobbed [participle, past]
  1. To steal, rob, or pilfer; to illegally or forcibly confiscate. Categories (topical): Crime
    Sense id: en-robben-enm-verb-bGxEXqNx Disambiguation of Crime: 64 7 29 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 62 23 15 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 65 22 13
  2. To loot, despoil, ravage; to bring to ruin.
    Sense id: en-robben-enm-verb-uifusVfB
  3. (figurative) To snatch; to cause to lose (an abstract concept) Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-robben-enm-verb-0L-fjoB0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: robb, robbe, robbi, robby, robbyn, robyn, ruby Related terms: robberie, robbour, robbynge

Inflected forms

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  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "robberie"
    },
    {
      "word": "robbour"
    },
    {
      "word": "robbynge"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To steal, rob, or pilfer; to illegally or forcibly confiscate."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "steal",
          "steal"
        ],
        [
          "rob",
          "rob"
        ],
        [
          "pilfer",
          "pilfer"
        ],
        [
          "MED Online",
          "w:Middle English Dictionary"
        ],
        [
          "University of Michigan",
          "w:University of Michigan"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To loot, despoil, ravage; to bring to ruin."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "loot",
          "loot"
        ],
        [
          "despoil",
          "despoil"
        ],
        [
          "ravage",
          "ravage"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To snatch; to cause to lose (an abstract concept)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "snatch",
          "snatch"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) To snatch; to cause to lose (an abstract concept)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈrɔbən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "robb"
    },
    {
      "word": "robbe"
    },
    {
      "word": "robbi"
    },
    {
      "word": "robby"
    },
    {
      "word": "robbyn"
    },
    {
      "word": "robyn"
    },
    {
      "word": "ruby"
    }
  ],
  "word": "robben"
}

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