Rive
Rive , transitive verb
[Icelandic rīfa, akin to Swedish rifva to pull asunder, burst, tear, Danish rive to rake, pluck, tear. Compare Reef of land, Rifle a gun, Rift, Rivel.]
To rend asunder by force; to split; to cleave; as, to rive timber for rails or shingles.
I shall ryve him through the sides twain.
The scolding winds have rived the knotty oaks.
Brutus hath rived my heart.
Rive , intransitive verb
To be split or rent asunder.
Freestone rives, splits, and breaks in any direction.
Rive , noun
A place torn; a rent; a rift. [Provincial English]