Etymology

unreeve

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Today it means: To withdraw or take out, as for example a rope from a block. Full definition →

Middle English *unreven
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  1. Middle English · inherited from*unreven
  2. English todayunreeve

From Middle English *unreven (attested only in past participle unrevyn) equivalent to un- + reeve.

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