eldertongue

Old English · noun

selfmyrþere

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong ja-stem
IPA
/ˈselfˌmyr.θe.re/
[ˈseɫvˌmyrˠ.ðe.re]
Syllables
ˈself · ˌmyr · θe · re (4 syllables)
Modern English
self-murderdestroyshimselfsuicide

Meaning

  1. someone who destroys himself; a suicide

Declension

Declension of selfmyrþere
SingularPlural
Nominative selfmyrþereselfmyrþeras
Accusative selfmyrþereselfmyrþeras
Genitive selfmyrþeresselfmyrþera
Dative selfmyrþereselfmyrþerum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From self- + myrþere.

Descendants

self-murder

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · en.wiktionary.org/wiki/selfmyrþere · CC BY-SA 4.0 licence · Attribution