- rive - riven
- Mawdesley Glossaryto split or pull asunder.
English dialects glossary. 2013.
rive - riven
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Riven — Rive Rive, v. t. [imp. {Rived}; p. p. {Rived} or {Riven}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Riving}.] [Icel. r[=i]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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
riven — split, cloven, rent, c.1300, past participle of RIVE (Cf. rive) to tear, rend … Etymology dictionary
rive — ► VERB (past rived; past part. riven) (usu. be riven) ▪ tear apart. ORIGIN Old Norse … English terms dictionary
rive — [rīv] vt. rived, rived or riven, riving [ME riven < ON rifa < IE base * rei , to tear, slit > RIFT1, REAP, ROW1] 1. to tear apart; rend 2. to split; cle … English World dictionary
Rive — Rive, v. t. [imp. {Rived}; p. p. {Rived} or {Riven}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Riving}.] [Icel. r[=i]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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Riven — Riv en, p. p. & a. from {Rive}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
riven — [riv′ən] vt., vi. alt. pp. of RIVE adj. torn apart or split … English World dictionary
riven — riv|en [ˈrıvən] adj formal [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: Past participle of rive to split (12 21 centuries), from Old Norse rifa] 1.) if a group of people are riven, they are divided by disagreements, especially in a violent way riven by/with ▪ a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rive — /ruyv/, v., rived, rived or riven, riving. v.t. 1. to tear or rend apart: to rive meat from a bone. 2. to separate by striking; split; cleave. 3. to rend, harrow, or distress (the feelings, heart, etc.). 4. to split (wood) radially from a log.… … Universalium
rive — verb (rived; riven; also rived; riving) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse rīfa; akin to Greek ereipein to tear down Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to wrench open or tear apart or to pieces ; rend b … New Collegiate Dictionary
