Meanings
verbrieve (third-person singular simple present rieves, present participle rieving, simple past and past participle rieved)
present singular third person rieves · participle present rieving · participle past rieved · past rieved
- archaicArchaic form of reave.
The Borderers on the English side rieved, harried, and plundered each other with as much keenness and audacity as did the Scots on the other side.
1904, The Border Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly, volume 9, page 208
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APA
rieve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rieve
MLA
“rieve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rieve. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rieve,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rieve.
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