Bible Dictionaries
Rief

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(a.) Physical pain, or a cause of it; malady.

(2):

(a.) Pain of mind on account of something in the past; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends, misconduct of one's self or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness.

(3):

(a.) Cause of sorrow or pain; that which afficts or distresses; trial; grievance.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Rief'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/rief.html. 1828.