berob en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /bɪˈɹɒb/
Etymology
From Middle English berobben; equivalent to be- + rob.
Meanings
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(obsolete, transitive) To rob; to plunder.
Ah dearest Lord! what evil starre On you hath frownd, and pourd his influence bad, That of your selfe ye thus berobbed arre
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto VIII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| berobbed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| berobbed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| berobbing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| berobs | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |