raven

suomi-englanti sanakirja

raven englannista suomeksi

1. hotkia

2. korppi

3. hotkaista

4. saalistaa

5. ahmia

1. korppi, kaarne

2. korpinmusta

3. ryöstö

4. saalis

4. Verbi

4. Substantiivi

raven englanniksi

1. (senseid) Any of several, generally large and lustrous black species of birds in the genus ''Corvus'', especially the raven ((taxfmt)).

2. (RQ:Shakespeare Titus Andronicus Q1)

3. A jet-black color.

(color panel)

4. (quote-book)

5. Of the color of the raven; jet-black.

(coi)

(uxi)

6. Rapine; rapacity.

7. Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence.

8. To obtain or seize by violence; to plunder.

9. {{quote-text|en|year=1560|translator=John Daus|title=Sleidane's Commentaries

10. 1621, Kaewill, ''David's Vow'', page 237:

Hee ... sought to eat him up, and to raven all hee could get from him.

11. {{quote-book|en|year=1657|author=G. Thornley|title=Daphnis & Chloe|page=175

12. 1670, Cotton, ''Espernon'', III, ix, 442:

That they might not be disturbed whilst busie ravening after Booty.

13. {{quote-book|en|year=1856|author=Thomas Carlyle|title=History of Friedrich II, of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great|page=66

14. To devour with great eagerness; to feed (on something) hungrily or greedily.

15. (RQ:Dunsany Pegana)

16. 1615, Brathwait, ''Strappado'', page 278:

A Lion new returnde from rauening pray sic (..)

17. {{quote-book|en|year=1671|title=The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety ... written by ... Richard Allestree?|page=247

18. 1818, Keats, ''Endym.'', III, 510:

Clusters of grapes, the which they raven'd quick.

19. To prey on with rapacity; to attack with violence in order to, or as if to, devour.

20. To show rapacity; to be greedy (''for'' something).

21. {{quote-book|en|year=1587|author=Leonard Mascall|title=The First Booke of Cattell|location=London|chapter=The nature and qualities of hogges, and also the gouernement thereof|url=http://name.umdl.umich.edu/A07176.0001.001

22. {{quote-text|en|year=1852|author=Elizabeth Gaskell|chapter=The Old Nurse’s Story|title=The Old Nurse’s Story and Other Tales|url=http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0605581h.html

23. {{quote-book|en|year=1865|author=Sabine Baring-Gould|title=The Book of Were-Wolves|location=London|publisher=Smith, Elder & Co.|chapter=8|page=114|url=https://archive.org/details/bookwerewolvesb00barigoog

24. (quote-text)|title=The Improper Duchess|location=London|publisher=Victor Gollancz|year_published=1932|section=act 3|page=237|url=http://fadedpage.com/books/20111103/html.php

25. to (hold a) rave, to party wildly

26. (obsolete form of)

27. (monikko) nl|raaf

28. to rave (gl)

29. (quote-journal)

30. (topics) (l)

31. even, level

32. (noun form of)