robben

See also: Robben

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔbən/

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• Rhymes: -ɔbən

Noun

robben

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of rob

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German

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔbən/
• IPA^(key): [ˈʁɔ.m̩], [ˈʁɔ.b(ə)n]
• IPA^(key): [ˈʁɔ.bə]
• IPA^(key): [ˈro.b(ə)n]
• IPA^(key): [ˈʁɔb.bən]

Verb

1. (when applied to humans) to creep, to crawl; to move on ground level, lying flatly on the stomach with the help of one's forearms or elbows
2. (when applied to seals) describing the typical movement of a seal on land

Related terms

• Robbe (“seal”)

See also

• krabbeln (also meaning crawl, but on a higher level, using one's knees and hands as a support to move on all fours)

Further reading

• “robben” in Duden online

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• robbe, robbyn, robyn, ruby, robb, robby, robbi

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman robber, rober, from Frankish *rōbōn, from Proto-Germanic *raubōną. Doublet of reven.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔbən/

Verb

robben

1. To steal, rob, or pilfer; to illegally or forcibly confiscate.
2. To loot, despoil, ravage; to bring to ruin.
3. (figurative) To snatch; to cause to lose (an abstract concept)

Conjugation

Conjugation of robben (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) robben, robbe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	robbe	robbed
2nd-person singular	robbest	robbedest
3rd-person singular	robbeth	robbed
subjunctive singular	robbe
imperative singular		—
plural1	robben, robbe	robbeden, robbede
imperative plural	robbeth, robbe	—
participles	robbynge, robbende	robbed, yrobbed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

• robber
• robberie
• robbyng

Descendants

• English: rob
• Scots: rob

References

• “robben (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-16.

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West Frisian

Noun

robben

1. plural of robbe