cleft
US /kleft/
UK /kleft/

1.
gespleten, gekloofd
past participle of cleave (to split or divide)
:
•
The axe had cleft the log in two.
De bijl had de boomstam in tweeën gespleten.
•
The lightning cleft the ancient oak.
De bliksem had de oude eik gespleten.