myrþra

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *murþrijō, from Proto-Germanic *murþrijô (“death, killing, murder”), from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tro- (“killing”), from Proto-Indo-European *mer-, *mor-, *mr- (“to die”). Akin to Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐍂 (maurþr, “murder”), Old High German mord (“murder”), Old Norse morð (“murder”), Old English morþ (“death, homicide, murder”), Old English morþor (“secret slaying”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmyr.θrɑ/, [ˈmyrˠ.ðrɑ]

Noun

myrþra m

1. homicide, murder
2. a murderer

Declension

Declension of myrþra (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	myrþra	myrþran
accusative	myrþran	myrþran
genitive	myrþran	myrþrena
dative	myrþran	myrþrum

Descendants

• English: murder