Morpheme
Sever
Type
free base
Denotation
divide, separate
Etymology
Middle English severen; Old French sevrer; Latin separāre, from se- + parāre
Evidence
sever, severable, several, severally, severals, severance, severed, severing, severs
Notes
<r> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable
sever and separate are doublets
