myrþra
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editmyrþra m
Declension
editDeclension of myrþra (weak)
Descendants
edit- English: murder
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- ang:Death
- ang:Crime
- ang:Murder