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Rive v. t. [imp. Rived p. p. Rived or Riven p. pr. & vb. n. Riving.] To rend asunder by force; to split; to cleave; as, to rive timber for rails or shingles.
I shall ryve him through the sides twain. --Chaucer.
The scolding winds have rived the knotty oaks. --Shak.
Brutus hath rived my heart. --Shak.
Riv·en p. p. & a. from Rive.
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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]