cloven
verb
[ ˈkləʊv(ə)n ]
• past participle of cleave1.
cloven
adjective
• split or divided in two.
cleave
verb
• split or sever (something), especially along a natural line or grain.
• "the large axe his father used to cleave wood for the fire"
Similar:
split,
split open,
crack open,
lay open,
divide,
sever,
splinter,
cut (up),
hew,
hack,
chop up,
slice up,
halve,
bisect,
quarter,
rend,
sunder,
rive,
Origin:
Old English clēofan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch klieven and German klieben .
