Talk:Border Reivers

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I have removed this ridiculous claim:

The reivers also left us with the term "bereave", a telling reflection of the violent nature of much of their activity.

"Bereave" has been an English word since Anglo-Saxon times (the Old English original was berēafian). In the original sense, it meant "deprive of", which could include possession and money. In its modern sense, the meaning has become restricted to "deprive of a spouse".

So the word "reiver" and "bereave" are undoubtedly linked; however, "reiver" comes from the older more general sense of the word "bereave", not the other way around. --Saforrest 16:18, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] POV

This article is dripping with POV, and there are no sources cited for any claims. Dave420 16:47, 23 January 2007 (UTC)