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Caturix

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Meaning of the term "Reaving"
« on: 18 August 2011, 06:54:05 »
Hello !

As English is not my mother-tongue, I am left wondering what exactly Reaving means in the context of the book Wars of Reaving. Is it about plunder/pillage ? But what about the reaving of bloodlines or warriors, then ? It seems to me that it is closer to exterminate than to steal. But I must be wrong, I presume...
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Re: Meaning of the term "Reaving"
« Reply #1 on: 18 August 2011, 08:06:53 »
You could use some of the archaic definitions here:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/reaving

"To break or tear apart"
"To deprive; strip"

In this case, bloodlines are being broken, torn apart, and deprived. As you said, "exterminated." Clan society as a whole was badly stressed ("broken and torn apart").
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Re: Meaning of the term "Reaving"
« Reply #2 on: 18 August 2011, 09:44:51 »
Thank you very much for your fast and enlightening answer :D !!
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