Middle English Dictionary Entry
ravī̆nes(se n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ravī̆nes(se n. |
| Etymology | ?From ravī̆n(e adj.; but also cp. OF ravi, var. of rabi mad, furious; for confusion of senses 'savage' and 'plundering' cp. ME ravī̆ning adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Robbery, plundering; ?also, anger.
Associated quotations
- c1430 Chaucer CT.Pars.(Cmb Gg.4.27)I.793 : Now comyth..chydyngis And alle rauynesse [Elsm: rauynes], blasphemynge, And renayinge of god.
- c1450 De CMulieribus (Add 10304)1274 : They were roted in vnthriftyness And, lyke wylde bestys, lyved be ravyness.