Old English · noun
martyr
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈmɑr.tyr/[ˈmɑrˠ.tyr]
- Syllables
- ˈmɑr · tyr (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- martyr
Meaning
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martyr
Þā sē hālga martyr mid þām Hālgan Gāst āfylled smearcode mid mūþe and tō þām mānfullan cwæþ "Ūs ġedafenaþ tō offriġenne þām undēadlīċum gode."
Then the holy martyr, filled with the Holy Spirit, smiled with his mouth and to the evil man said "It benefits us to sacrifice to the immortal God."
late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr, from Ancient Greek μάρτυρ (mártur), later form of μάρτυς (mártus, “witness”).
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