2. Adjective. torn apart ¹
3. Adjective. broken into pieces; split asunder ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Riven
1. rive [v] - See also: rive
Lexicographical Neighbors of Riven
Literary usage of Riven
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1899)
"Buckingham went in person to Paris to discover how far he could count on French
assistance. Having discovered that, though some help would be •riven to ..."
2. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"111 fares the bark with tackle riven, And ill when on the breakers driven, — 111
when the storm-sprite shrieks in air, And the scared mermaid tears her hair ..."
3. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1885)
"The Improvement of harbors, bays and navi(?a- Ые riven within the States may be
regulated by <*-te authority, if it does not Impair their free navigation as ..."
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