- Murther
- Murther Mur"ther, n. & v. Murder, n. & v. [Obs. or Prov.] ``The treason of the murthering.'' --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
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murther — [mʉr′thər] n., vt., vi. obs. or dial. var. of MURDER … English World dictionary
Murther and Walking Spirits — Murther and Walking Spirits, first published by McClelland and Stewart in 1991, is a novel by Canadian novelist Robertson Davies. Murther and Walking Spirits is, in a way, another ghost story, a genre Davies visited in his short story collection… … Wikipedia
murther — chiefly dialect variant of murder … New Collegiate Dictionary
murther — murderer (Scottish dialect) … Dictionary of ichthyology
murther — /merr dheuhr/, n., v.t., v.i. Obs. murder. [bef. 900; ME morther, OE morthor; c. Goth maurthr. See MORTAL] * * * … Universalium
murther — mÉœrðə(r) / mÉœË v. (Archaic) murder n. (Archaic) murder … English contemporary dictionary
murther — [ mə:δə] noun & verb archaic spelling of murder … English new terms dictionary
murther — mur·ther … English syllables
murther — mur•ther [[t]ˈmɜr ðər[/t]] n. v. t. v. i. archaic murder • Etymology: bef. 900; ME morther, OE morthor, of Gmc orig.; akin to L mors death (see mortal) … From formal English to slang
murther — archaic var. of MURDER … Useful english dictionary
