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▪ I. † murth1, morth Obs.
Forms: 1–3, 5 morð (morth), 4–5 murth(e.
[OE. morð str. neut. and masc. = OFris. morth, mord, OS. morð (MLG., MDu. mort, Du. moora), OHG. mord neut. and masc. (MHG. mort, G. mord), ON. morð:—OTeut. *murþom, -o-z, cogn. w. L. mort-, mors death. (Cf. murder n.)]
Murder, slaughter.
c893K. ælfred Oros. i. viii. 40 Þonne hi swylc ᵹeblot & swylc morð donde wæron swylc her ær beforan sæde. c1205Lay. 19739 Hu heo mihten þene king mid morðe aquellen. Ibid. 28715 Þat heo wolden..for saken Modredes sune þæ þat morð wrohte. a1300Cursor M. 1072 A-gain abel he raysed strijf, Wit murth he did his broiþer o lijf. a1400–50Alexander 1279 Þe morth of all þe Messedone[s] and of þe many grekis. c1400Destr. Troy 5983 Full mekull was the murthe, & mony were ded.
b. Comb., as morth burning [cf. MHG. mortbrennen], incendiarism; morth game, murderous play, murder; morth spel, murder.
c1205Lay. 19654 Mid morð-spelle þene king aquellen. Ibid. 22908 Moni þer feollen for heore muchele mode morðgomen wrohten. a1300Cursor M. 27838 O couaitise..cums..morth brinning, manslaghter, and suik.
▪ II. murth2 north.|mɜːθ|
Also (in E.D.D.) morth.
[? a. ON. mergð, f. marg-r many.]
A great quantity, plenty, abundance.
1674Ray N.C. Words 34 A Murth of corn: abundance of corn. 1855W. Brooke Eastford 76, I think we should have had a murth of it this year, but the summer has been a little too cold, and Indian corn must have a hot sun. 1882Lanc. Gloss., Murth, a large quantity or number. Another form of mort. |