Rive (?), v. t. [imp. Rived (?); p. p. Rived or Riven (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Riving.] [Icel. rīfa, 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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Rive, n. A place torn; a rent; a rift. [Prov. Eng.]
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