riven

English

Etymology

From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#RIVENCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#RIVEN riven, past participle of rive (“to rive”). Compare Old Norse rifinn, past participle of Old NorseCategory:English terms derived from Old Norse#RIVEN rífa (“to pick, scratch, rive”).

Pronunciation

Verb

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  1. past participle of riveCategory:English past participles#RIVEN

Usage notes

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

Adjective

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  1. Torn apart.
  2. Broken into pieces; split asunder.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

riven m or fCategory:Norwegian Bokmål non-lemma forms#RIVENCategory:Norwegian Bokmål noun forms#RIVENCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#RIVENCategory:Pages with entries#RIVENCategory:Pages with 4 entries#RIVEN

  1. definite masculine singular of rive

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Noun

riven mCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk non-lemma forms#RIVENCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk noun forms#RIVENCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#RIVENCategory:Pages with entries#RIVENCategory:Pages with 4 entries#RIVEN

  1. definite singular of riv

Etymology 2

Participle

riven (neuter rive, definite singular and plural rivne)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk non-lemma forms#RIVENCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk participles#RIVENCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk past participles#RIVENCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#RIVENCategory:Pages with entries#RIVENCategory:Pages with 4 entries#RIVEN

  1. past participle of rivaCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk past participles#RIVEN and rive

Swedish

Participle

rivenCategory:Swedish non-lemma forms#RIVENCategory:Swedish past participles#RIVENCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#RIVENCategory:Pages with entries#RIVENCategory:Pages with 4 entries#RIVEN

  1. past participle of rivaCategory:Swedish past participles#RIVEN

Anagrams

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