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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.
[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.
A large fowl of a black color, of the genus Corvus.
RAVEN
,Verb.
T.
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.
Benjamin shall raven as a wolf. Gen 49.
RAVEN
,Noun.
1.
Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence. Nah. 2.2.
Rapine; rapacity.Definition 2024
Raven
Raven
English
Proper noun
Raven
- A female given name for a girl with raven hair, used since the 1970s.
Anagrams
raven
raven
English
Noun
raven (plural ravens)
- A common name for several, generally large and lustrous black species of birds in the genus Corvus, especially the common raven, Corvus corax.
Derived terms
- Australian raven (Corvus coronoides)
- brown-necked raven (Corvus ruficollis)
- Chatham raven (Corvus moriorum)
- Chihuahuan raven (Corvus cryptoleucus)
- common raven (Corvus corax)
- dwarf raven (Corvus edithae)
- fan-tailed raven (Corvus rhipidurus)
- forest raven (Corvus tasmanicus)
- little raven (Corvus mellori)
- New Zealand raven (Corvus antipodum)
- northern raven (Corvus corax)
- pied raven
- relict raven (Corvus tasmanicus boreus)
- Somali raven (Corvus edithae)
- Tasmanian raven (Corvus tasmanicus)
- thick-billed raven (Corvus crassirostris)
- western raven (Corvus corax sinuatus)
- white-necked raven (Corvus albicollis)
Translations
bird
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Adjective
raven (not comparable)
- Of the color of the raven; jet-black
- raven curls
- raven darkness
- She was a tall, sophisticated, raven-haired beauty.
Derived terms
terms derived from raven
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Translations
of the color of the raven; jet-black
Etymology 2
From Old French raviner (“rush, seize by force”), itself from ravine (“rapine”), from Latin rapina (“plundering, loot”), itself from rapere (“seize, plunder, abduct”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: răvʹən, IPA(key): /ˈrævən/
- Rhymes: -ævən
Alternative forms
Noun
raven (plural ravens)
Translations
Verb
raven (third-person singular simple present ravens, present participle ravening, simple past and past participle ravened)
- (archaic) To obtain or seize by violence.
- To devour with great eagerness.
- To prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity.
- The raven is both a scavenger, who ravens a dead animal almost like a vulture, and a bird of prey, who commonly ravens to catch a rodent.
Related terms
References
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
- “raven” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aːvən
Verb
raven
Inflection
Inflection of raven (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | raven | |||
past singular | ravede | |||
past participle | geraved | |||
infinitive | raven | |||
gerund | raven n | |||
verbal noun | — | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | rave | ravede | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | ravet | ravede | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | ravet | ravede | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | ravet | ravede | ||
3rd person singular | ravet | ravede | ||
plural | raven | raveden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | rave | ravede | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | raven | raveden | ||
imperative sing. | rave | |||
imperative plur.1 | ravet | |||
participles | ravend | geraved | ||
1) Archaic. |
Noun
raven
- Plural form of raaf
Anagrams
Slovene
Alternative forms
- raván (archaic)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈràːʋən/
- Tonal orthography: rávən
Adjective
ráven (comparative rávnejši, superlative nàjrávnejši)
Declension
Declension of ráven (hard)
singular | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | ráven ind rávni def |
rávna | rávno |
accusative | nominativeinan or genitiveanim | rávno | rávno |
genitive | rávnega | rávne | rávnega |
dative | rávnemu | rávni | rávnemu |
locative | rávnem | rávni | rávnem |
instrumental | rávnim | rávno | rávnim |
dual | |||
masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | rávna | rávni | rávni |
accusative | rávna | rávni | rávni |
genitive | rávnih | rávnih | rávnih |
dative | rávnima | rávnima | rávnima |
locative | rávnih | rávnih | rávnih |
instrumental | rávnima | rávnima | rávnima |
plural | |||
masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | rávni | rávne | rávna |
accusative | rávne | rávne | rávna |
genitive | rávnih | rávnih | rávnih |
dative | rávnim | rávnim | rávnim |
locative | rávnih | rávnih | rávnih |
instrumental | rávnimi | rávnimi | rávnimi |