riven

From Middle English riven, past participle of rive (“to rive”). Compare Old Norse rifinn, past participle of Old Norse rífa (“to pick, scratch, rive”).

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɪvən/

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• Rhymes: -ɪvən
• Hyphenation: ri‧ven
• Homophone: Ruthven (one pronunciation)

riven

1. past participle of rive

An alternative past participle of to rive is rived, which is more common in American English, though riven is in use as well.

riven (not comparable)

1. Torn apart.
2. Broken into pieces; split asunder.
   • 1970, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 68:

     “She shall be blasted like a riven oak! Drowned in sulphur! Torn by whirlwinds!”

• niver, Viner, Niver, Irven, Ervin, Rivne, viner, Inver-

• riva

riven m or f

1. definite masculine singular of rive

riven m

1. definite singular of riv

riven (neuter rive, definite singular and plural rivne)

1. past participle of riva and rive

riven

1. past participle of riva

• ivern, viner