Ript

Part of speech: verb, noun

Definitions

1. Archaic past tense of tear, describing something that was pulled violently apart or split open along a seam
2. An old-fashioned form of the past tense meaning that a fabric, surface or object was torn open forcefully
3. Obsolete spelling of the past participle showing that something had been split or torn apart by force

Etymology: "Ript" is an old or dialect past tense and past participle of "rip," surviving mostly in Scots and northern English speech and in older texts. The verb "rip" came into English in the Middle Ages, probably from a Middle Dutch or Low German verb meaning "to reap" or "to cut," and its sense of tearing apart developed from that idea of cutting.