Rīve1, v. t.
v. t. [imp. RIVED; p. p. RIVED, or RIVEN; p. pr. & vb. n. RIVING.] [A-S. reófan, to break, split, Icel. ríúfa, pres. tense ryf, to loose, break, hrífa, rífa, to tear, Sw. rífwa, to pull asunder, to burst, tear, Dan. rive, to rake, pluck, tear, revne, to split, burst.] To rend asunder by force; to split; to cleave; as, to rive timber, for rails or shingles, with wedges.
The scolding winds Have rived the knotty oaks. Shak.