morþbrännare
Old Swedish
Alternative forms
- morþbrænnari
Etymology
Compound of morþ (“murder”) + brännare (“burner”). Cognate with Old Danish mordhbrennere and Low German mortberner.
Noun
morþbrännare
- an arsonist
Descendants
- Swedish: mordbrännare
References
- mordbrännare in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- mordbrännare in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)