Definitions

1. noun

a place where trees have been felled and left to rot, especially one caused by the failure of a forest or woodland

“The old logging site was a reft of stumps and dead wood.”

2. verb

to leave or be left without support or connection

“The branch reft from the tree trunk and fell to the ground.”

3. verb

to remove or take off

“She reft the old wallpaper from the wall to replace it with new paint.”