roven

See also: Roven and röven

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈroːvə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -oːvən

Etymology 1

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old Dutch *rōvon, from Proto-West Germanic *raubōn, from Proto-Germanic *raubōną.

Verb

roven

  1. (transitive) to rob, steal
  2. (transitive) to take away in general
Inflection

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: roof

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

roven

  1. plural of roof

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *rōvon, from Proto-Germanic *raubōną. Compare Middle English reven.

Verb

rôven

  1. to rob, to plunder, to pillage
  2. to rob, to take violently
  3. to rob, to take violently the possessions of

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • Limburgish: rouve

Further reading

  • roven (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), roven”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Verb

roven

  1. Alternative form of rofen
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