Both Uses of
sever
in
All's Well That Ends Well, by Shakespeare
- If men could be contented to be what they are, there were no fear in marriage; for young Charbon the puritan and old Poysam the papist, howsome'er their hearts are severed in religion, their heads are both one; they may joll horns together like any deer i' the herd.†
Scene 1.3 *
- [Exeunt severally.†
Scene 2.2
Definition:
to split something into two unconnected parts -- usually by cutting
or:
to break up or end a relationship; or to separate from something
or:
to break up or end a relationship; or to separate from something