Sunder

v. t. [imp & p. p. SUNDERED; p. pr. & vb. n. SUNDERING.] [A-S. sunderian, sundrian, syndrian, from sundor, sunder, sunder, separate, apart; L. Ger. & M. H. Ger. sunder, Goth. sundro, Icel. sundr, Sw. & Dan. sōnder, N. H. Ger. sonder, O. H. Ger. suntar, sunter, Icel. sundra, Sw. sōndra, Dan. sondre, M. H. Ger. & L. Ger. sundern, N. H. Ger. sondern.]

1. To disunite in almost any manner, either by rending, cutting, or breaking; to part; to separate; to divide; to sever; as, to sunder a rope or cord; to sunder a limb or joint; to sunder friends, or the ties of friendship.
2. To expose to the sun. [Prov. Eng.]