raven1
/
ˈreɪv(ə)n/
n.
a large heavily built black crow.
[
Corvus corax and related species.]
adj.
(especially of hair) of a glossy black colour.
Etymology
OE hræfn, of Gmc origin.
raven2
/
ˈrav(ə)n/
v.
archaic - (of a wild animal) hunt voraciously for prey.
- devour voraciously.
Etymology
C15: from OFr. raviner, orig. ‘to ravage’, based on L. rapina ‘pillage’.
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