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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 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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Rive \Rive\, v. i. To be split or rent asunder.

Freestone rives, splits, and breaks in any direction. --Woodward.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Rive \Rive\, n. A place torn; a rent; a rift. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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