Old English · verb
myrþrian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ˈmyr.θri.ɑn/[ˈmyrˠ.ðri.ɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈmyr · θri · ɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- amyrcompoundedformyrmyrofmyrriandictionaryoxford
Meaning
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to murder (according to the Oxford English Dictionary only attested in the compounded forms amyrþrian, formyrþrian, and ofmyrþrian, and the derived form myrðrung).
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | myrþriġe | myrþrode |
| 2nd singular | myrþrast | myrþrodest |
| 3rd singular | myrþraþ | myrþrode |
| Plural | myrþriaþ | myrþrodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | myrþriġe | myrþrode |
| Plural | myrþriġen | myrþroden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | myrþrian |
| Inflected infinitive | myrþrienne |
| Imperative singular | myrþra |
| Imperative plural | myrþriaþ |
| Present participle | myrþriende |
| Past participle | myrþrodġemyrþrod |
All forms (15)
Etymology
Equivalent to myrþra (“murder, homicide”) + -ian. Compare the noun morþor.
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