murth

murth

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English murth, morth, from Old English morþ (death, destruction, homicide, murder; deadly sin), from Proto-West Germanic *morþ, from Proto-Germanic *murþą (death, murder), from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós (dead), from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (to die).

Noun

murth (plural murths)

  1. (UK dialectal) murder; slaughter.

Etymology 2

Uncertain.

Noun

murth (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, northern English, rare) plenty; abundance

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