Middle English Dictionary Entry
riven v.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | riven v.(1) |
| Etymology | ?ON: cp. OI rifa to sew up loosely. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To sew (ecclesiastical vestments, garments, etc.).
Associated quotations
- c1230 Ancr.(Corp-C 402)216/6-7 : Taueles ne forbeode ich nawt ȝef sum riueð surpliz oðer measse kemese; oþre riuunges ne riue ha nawt, nomeliche oueregede, bute for muche neode.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- c1440 PLAlex.(Thrn)17/30 : In so mekill thay ware nerehand in dispeire for to wyn þe citee, and ware in poynte to hafe riffen up þe segge.
Note: New spelling