"robben" meaning in Middle English

See robben in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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: {{bor+|enm|xno|robber}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman robber, {{der|enm|frk|*raubōn}} Frankish *raubōn, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*raubōną}} Proto-Germanic *raubōną, {{doublet|enm|reven}} Doublet of reven 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: 65 7 28
  2. To loot, despoil, ravage; to bring to ruin.
    Sense id: en-robben-enm-verb-uifusVfB Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 18 48 35
  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

Alternative forms

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}

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