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Riving(rive) means tearing or splitting in Norwegian and English. The word comes from Old Norse and is commonly used in Norwegian, but I didn't know it also was
by NightlyDev 8y ago
Riving(rive) means tearing or splitting in Norwegian and English. The word comes from Old Norse and is commonly used in Norwegian, but I didn't know it also was an english word.
To me "I couldn't open it, so I had to rive it." sounds like Petter Solberg(known to mix norwegian and english) trying to speak english. "It's not the fart that kills, it's the smell" (fart meaning speed in norwegian, and smell meaning crash)
- samstave 8y agoso would "rivendell" mean to "split a forest" or something along those lines?
- danielvf 8y agoA “dell” is a valley usually surrounded by woods, in English usage. I don’t think it means forrest.
- wyattpeak 8y agoSplit valley[1]. The "deep valley of the cleft" reconstruction in the article feels a bit forced for Tolkien, but I can't see immediately that they weren't his words. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivendell#Etymology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivendell#Etymology
- KozmoNau7 8y agoThe Danish translation is "Kløvedal", literally "cleaved valley".
- bagacrap 8y agoIf it is a word in English outside of a wood working context, it must be obsolete. I don't think you'd have much luck being understood if you slipped it into casual conversation.