morþor

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *murþrą (Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐍂 (maurþr), Old Norse myrða), from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥-tro-, from *mr̥- (“die”), *mer- (Latin mors, Old Irish marb). Compare morþ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmorðor/

Noun

morþor n

  1. murder
  2. great sin or crime, enormity

Declension
Declension of morþor (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative morþor morþru
accusative morþor morþru
genitive morþres morþra
dative morþre morþrum

Descendants
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