morþor

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

Related terms

• morþ

Descendants

• Middle English: morther
  • English: murder