Riven

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Riven \Riv"en\,
     p. p. & a. from {Rive}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Rive \Rive\, v. t. [imp. {Rived}; p. p. {Rived} or {Riven}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Riving}.] [Icel. r[imac]fa, akin to Sw. rifva
     to pull asunder, burst, tear, Dan. rive to rake, pluck, tear.
     Cf. {Reef} of land, {Rifle} a gun, {Rift}, {Rivel}.]
     To rend asunder by force; to split; to cleave; as, to rive
     timber for rails or shingles.
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           I shall ryve him through the sides twain. --Chaucer.
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           The scolding winds have rived the knotty oaks. --Shak.
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           Brutus hath rived my heart.              --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rive
       v 1: tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to
            bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips" [syn: {rend},
             {rip}, {pull}]
       2: separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument;
          "cleave the bone" [syn: {cleave}, {split}]
       [also: {riven}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  riven
       See {rive}