rive

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To tear apart by force; to rend; to split; to cleave.
2. 2
   To pierce or cleave with a weapon.
3. 3
   To break apart; to split.
4. 4
   To burst open; explode; discharge.
5. 5
   To use a technique of splitting or sawing wood radially from a log (e.g. clapboards).
6. 6
   To land.

Noun

1. 1
   A place torn; a rent; a rift.
2. 2
   A bank or shore.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname from French.