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myrþra

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Old English

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmyr.θrɑ/, [ˈmyrˠ.ðrɑ]

Noun

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myrþra m

  1. homicide, murder
  2. a murderer

Declension

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Weak:

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

Descendants

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  • English: murder