morþor

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *morþr. Compare morþ.

Cognates:

(Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐍂 (maurþr), Old Norse myrða), Latin mors, Old Irish marb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmor.θor/, [ˈmorˠ.ðor]

Noun

morþor n

1. murder
2. great sin or crime, enormity

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	morþor	morþru
accusative	morþor	morþru
genitive	morþres	morþra
dative	morþre	morþrum

Derived terms

• morþorbealu
• morþorbed
• morþorcofa
• morþorcræft
• morþorcwalu
• morþorcwealm
• morþorhete
• morþorhof
• morþorhūs
• morþorhycgende
• morþorlēan
• morþorscyldig
• morþorslaga
• morþorslagu
• morþorslege
• morþorsliht
• morþorwyrhta

 

Related terms

• morþ

Descendants

• Middle English: morther
  • English: murther
  • English: murder