myrþra

Old English

noun
Definitions
  • homicide, murder
  • a murderer

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *murþrijô (murder, murderer, death, killing) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *mrtro- (killing), *mer- (die, rub, wear away, sea, gleam, sparkle, pound, glimmer, weave, pack, bind, plait, girl, young boy).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*mer-

Gloss

die, rub, wear away, sea, gleam, sparkle, pound, glimmer, weave, pack, bind, plait, girl, young boy

Concept
Semantic Field

Time

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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