- Reft
- Reft Reft (r?ft), imp. & p. p. of {Reave}.
Bereft.
[1913 Webster]
Reft of thy sons, amid thy foes forlorn. --Heber. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Reft
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Reft — Reft, n. A chink; a rift. See {Rift}. Rom. of R. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reft — [reft] vt. alt. pt. & pp. of REAVE1 and REAVE2 adj. robbed or bereft (of something) … English World dictionary
reft — /reft/, v. a pt. and pp. of reave. * * * … Universalium
reft — 1847, pp. of REAVE (Cf. reave) … Etymology dictionary
reft — rȅft m <N mn rèftovi> DEFINICIJA smjesa boja za slikanje lica onoga koji je predstavljen na ikoni; sankir … Hrvatski jezični portal
Reft — Reave Reave (r[=e]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reaved} (r[=e]vd), {Reft} (r[e^]ft), or {Raft} (r[.a]ft) (obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reaving}.] [AS. re[ a]fian, from re[ a]f spoil, plunder, clothing, re[ o]fan to break (cf. bire[ o]fan to deprive of);… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reft — I. /rɛft/ (say reft) verb a past tense and past participle of reave1. II. /rɛft/ (say reft) verb a past tense and past participle of reave2 …
reft — Rift Rift, n. [Written also {reft}.] [Dan. rift, fr. rieve to rend. See {Rive}.] 1. An opening made by riving or splitting; a cleft; a fissure. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A shallow place in a stream; a ford. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reft — past of reave … New Collegiate Dictionary
reft — v. snatch something away from someone; bereave (Archaic) … English contemporary dictionary
