This is the 4555th most frequent German word.
rief
"Rief" is the past tense of "rufen," meaning "called" or "shouted."
The word 'rief' is the past tense of 'rufen', meaning 'to call'.
Er rief laut nach Hilfe.
He called loudly for help.
Here, 'rief' again denotes the action of calling or summoning someone or a group to attention.
Die Lehrerin rief die Schüler zur Ordnung.
The teacher called the students to order.
In this sentence, 'rief' is used to describe calling out or shouting information to someone.