单词 | raveny |
释义 | † ravenyn. Obsolete. Robbery, plunder, pillage; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > [noun] reiflockOE reiflOE robberya1200 rapea1325 reaveryc1325 robbing1340 ravinc1384 stouthreif1493 ravenya1500 bribery1523 reft1552 pillardise1598 involationa1680 mail robbery1797 hustling1823 push1874 blag1885 rolling1895 strong-arming1948 a1500 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (Hunterian) (1980) ii. 207 (MED) Rauenyys & robberyys of wyckyd men schul drawyn hem doun to helle, for þey woldyn don non ryȝtful doom. 1506 tr. Kalender of Shepherdes sig. Fiiv Thoughe thou loue rauany as dothe a roke, Goodes of this worlde maketh many one blynde. 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus at Antiochus He was also called Hierax (which signifieth a faulcon) for the rauenye he vsed in taking from euery man his possessions and goodes. 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iv. ix. sig. Mmm.ijv/1 The diuel..is ful of greedy raueny [1587 rauenie], & most cruel fiercenesse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.a1500 |
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