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

Weak:

singular plural
nominative myrþra myrþran
accusative myrþran myrþran
genitive myrþran myrþrena
dative myrþran myrþrum

Descendants

  • English: murder
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