RAVENS
Noun
ravens
plural of raven
Source: Wiktionary
RAVEN
Ra"ven, n. Etym: [AS. hræfn; akin to raaf, G. rabe, OHG. hraban,
Icel. hrafn, Dan. ravn, and perhaps to L. corvus, Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A large black passerine bird (Corvus corax), similar to the
crow, but larger. It is native of the northern part of Europe, Asia
and America, and is noted for its sagacity. Sea raven (Zoöl.), the
cormorant.
Ra"ven, a.
Definition: Of the color of the raven; jet black; as, raven curls; raven
darkness.
Rav"en, n. Etym: [OF. ravine impetuosity, violence, F. ravine ravine.
See Ravine, Rapine.] [Written also ravin, and ravine.]
1. Rapine; rapacity. Ray.
2. Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence.
Rav"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ravened; p. pr. & vb. n. Ravening.] Etym:
[Written also ravin, and ravine.]
1. To obtain or seize by violence. Hakewill.
2. To devoir with great eagerness.
Like rats that ravin down their proper bane. Shak.
Rav"en, v. i.
Definition: To prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity. [Written
also ravin, and ravine.]
Benjamin shall raven as a wolf. Gen. xlix. 27.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition