/ˈɹɪvən/
OriginFrom Middle English riven, past participle of rive (“to rive”). Compare Old Norse rifinn, past participle of Old Norse rífa (“to pick, scratch, rive”).
- form-of, participle, pastpast participle of rive
- not-comparableTorn apart.
- not-comparableBroken into pieces; split asunder.
““She shall be blasted like a riven oak! Drowned in sulphur! Torn by whirlwinds!””