sunder

[ suhn-der ]
/ ˈsʌn dər /

verb (used with object)

to separate; part; divide; sever.

verb (used without object)

to become separated; part.

Origin of sunder

before 900; Middle English sundren, Old English sundrian; cognate with German sondern, Old Norse sundra; see sundry

OTHER WORDS FROM sunder

sun·der·a·ble, adjective sun·der·ance, noun sun·der·er, noun un·sun·dered, adjective

Words nearby sunder

sunday punch, sunday school, sunday supplement, sunday-go-to-meeting, sundays, sunder, sunderland, sundew, sundial, sundog, sundown

British Dictionary definitions for sunderance

sunder
/ (ˈsʌndə) archaic, or literary /

verb

to break or cause to break apart or in pieces

noun

in sunder into pieces; apart

Derived forms of sunder

sunderable, adjective sunderance, noun sunderer, noun

Word Origin for sunder

Old English sundrian; related to Old Norse sundr asunder, Gothic sundrō apart, Old High German suntar, Latin sine without