morþ
See also: morth, morð, and morþ-
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *murþą, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥-to- (“dead”). Cognate with Old Saxon morð, Dutch moord, Old High German mord (German Mord), Old Norse morð (Swedish mord). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek βροτός (brotós, “mortal”) (earlier *μροτός (*mrotós)), Latin mortis, genitive of mors ‘death’, Old Church Slavonic мрѣти (mrěti) (Russian мереть (meretʹ)), Lithuanian mirtis ‘death’. Compare morþor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /morθ/
Noun
morþ n
- (poetic) death, crime
- murder
Declension
Declension of morþ (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | morþ | morþ |
| accusative | morþ | morþ |
| genitive | morþes | morþa |
| dative | morþe | morþum |
Derived terms
- morþbealo
Descendants
- murth