Dictionary

riven en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹɪvən/ (UK, US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Torn apart.
2. (not-comparable) Broken into pieces; split asunder.
   • “She shall be blasted like a riven oak! Drowned in sulphur! Torn by whirlwinds!” 1970, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 68:

Deriveds

unriven · rivenness

Translations (2)

cs rozštěpený (torn apart) · cs rozpolcený (torn apart)

riven en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹɪvən/ (UK, US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (form-of, participle, past) past participle of rive
   form of rive