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Webster 1913 Edition

Raven

Ra′ven

(rā′v’n)
,
Noun.
[AS.
hræfn
; akin to D.
raaf
, G.
rabe
, OHG.
hraban
, Icel.
hrafn
, Dan.
ravn
, and perhaps to L.
corvus
, Gr.
κόραξ
. √19.]
(Zool.)
A large black passerine bird (
Corvus corax
), similar to the crow, but larger, and has a harsh, loud call. It is native of the northern parts of Europe, Asia and America, and is noted for its sagacity.
Sea raven
(Zool.)
,
the cormorant.

Ra′ven

,
Adj.
Of the color of the raven; jet black;
as,
raven
curls;
raven
darkness.

Rav′en

(răv′’n)
,
Noun.
[OF.
ravine
impetuosity, violence, F.
ravine
ravine. See
Ravine
,
Rapine
.]
[Written also
ravin
, and
ravine
.]
1.
Rapine; rapacity.
Ray.
2.
Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence.

Rav′en

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Ravened
(răv′’nd)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Ravening
.]
[Written also
ravin
, and
ravine
.]
1.
To obtain or seize by violence.
Hakewill.
2.
To devour with great eagerness.
Like rats that
ravin
down their proper bane.
Shakespeare

Rav′en

,
Verb.
I.
To prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity.
[Written also
ravin
, and
ravine
.]
Benjamin shall
raven
as a wolf.
Gen. xlix. 27.

Webster 1828 Edition

Raven

RAVEN

,
Noun.
ra'ven. [Heb. from its color. But this may be L. corvus, rapio.]
A large fowl of a black color, of the genus Corvus.

RAVEN

,
Verb.
T.
rav'n.
1.
To devour with great eagerness; to eat with voracity.
Our natures do pursue, like rats that raven down their proper bane, a thirsty evil, and when we drink, we die.
Like a roaring lion, ravening the prey. Ezek. 22.
2.
To obtain by violence.

RAVEN

,
Verb.
I.
rav'n. To prey with rapacity.
Benjamin shall raven as a wolf. Gen 49.

RAVEN

,
Noun.
rav'n.
1.
Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence. Nah. 2.
2.
Rapine; rapacity.

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