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Definition rive

Etymology 1

From Middle English riven (�to rive�), of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse r�fa (�to rend, tear apart�), from Proto-Germanic *r?fan? (�to tear, scratch�), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)reip- (�to crumble, tear�). Cognate with Danish rive (�to tear�), Old Frisian r?va (�to tear�), Old English ?r?fan (�to let loose, unwrap�), Old Norse ript (�breach of contract, rift�), Norwegian Bokm�l rive (�to tear�) and Albanian rrip (�belt, rope�). More at rift.

Verb

rive (third-person singular simple present rives, present participle riving, simple past rived or rove, past participle rived or riven)

1. (transitive, archaic except in past participle) To tear apart by force; to rend; to split; to cleave.
2. (transitive, archaic) To pierce or cleave with a weapon.
3. (intransitive) To break apart; to split.
4. (transitive, rare) To burst open; explode; discharge.
5. (woodworking) To use a technique of splitting or sawing wood radially from a log (e.g. clapboards).

Noun

rive (plural rives)

1. A place torn; a rent; a rift.

Etymology 2

Noun

rive (plural rives)

1. A bank or shore.

Verb

rive

1. To land.

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