bereafian

== Old English == === Etymology === Derived from Proto-Germanic *biraubōną. Equivalent to be- +‎ rēafian. Cognate with Old Saxon birōvōn, Old High German biroubon, Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌱𐍉𐌽 (biraubōn). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beˈræ͜ɑː.fi.ɑn/, [beˈræ͜ɑː.vi.ɑn] === Verb === berēafian to deprive (+ accusative of person deprived) (+ genitive of thing deprived of) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: bireven English: bereave Scots: bereve, bereif === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “bereáfian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.