raven
noun
[ ˈreɪv(ə)n ]
• a large heavily built crow with mainly black plumage, feeding chiefly on carrion.
raven
adjective
• (especially of hair) of a glossy black colour.
• "thick raven hair"
Origin:
Old English hræfn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch raaf and German Rabe .
raven
verb
• (of a wild animal) hunt voraciously for prey.
• "fierce lions went ravening to and fro"
Origin:
late 15th century (in the sense ‘take as spoil’): from Old French raviner, originally ‘to ravage’, based on Latin rapina ‘pillage’.
