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Webster 1913 Edition
Sever
Sev′er
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Severed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Severing
.] 1.
To separate, as one from another; to cut off from something; to divide; to part in any way, especially by violence, as by cutting, rending, etc.;
as, to
. sever
the head from the bodyThe angels shall come forth, and
sever
the wicked from among the just. Matt. xiii. 49.
2.
To cut or break open or apart; to divide into parts; to cut through; to disjoin;
as, to
. sever
the arm or legOur state can not be
severed
; we are one. Milton.
3.
To keep distinct or apart; to except; to exempt.
I will
sever
in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there. Ex. viii. 22.
4.
(Law)
To disunite; to disconnect; to terminate;
as, to
. sever
an estate in joint tenancyBlackstone.
Sev′er
,Verb.
I.
1.
To suffer disjunction; to be parted, or rent asunder; to be separated; to part; to separate.
Shak.
2.
To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.
The Lord shall
sever
between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt. Ex. ix. 4.
They claimed the right of
severing
in their challenge. Macaulay.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sever
SEV'ER
,Verb.
T.
1. To part or divide by violence; to separate by parting or rending; as, to sever the body or the arm at a single stroke.
2. To part from the rest by violence; as, to sever the head from the body.
3. To separate; to disjoin; as distinct things, but united; as the dearest friends severed by cruel necessity.
4. To separate and put in different places or orders.
The angels shall come forth and sever the wicked from among the just.
Matt.13.
5. To disjoin; to disunite; in a general sense, but usually applying violence.
6. To keep distinct or apart.
7. In law, to disunite; to disconnect; to part possession; as, to sever a state in joint-tenacy.
SEV'ER
,Verb.
I.
1. To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.
The Lord will sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt.
Ex. 9.
2. To suffer disjunction; to be parted or rent assunder.
Definition 2024
śever
śever
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Noun
śȅver m (Cyrillic spelling ćе̏вер)
- (Montenegro) (uncountable) north
Declension
Declension of śever
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | śever |
| genitive | śevera |
| dative | śeveru |
| accusative | śever |
| vocative | śevere |
| locative | śeveru |
| instrumental | śeverom |