morden

Meaning

  1. (intransitive, weak) to commit murder
  2. (archaic, transitive, weak) to murder

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmɔrdən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German morden, mörden, mürden, from Old High German morden, murden, from Proto-West Germanic *murþijan, from Proto-Germanic *murþijaną. The form was continuously readapted to the noun. Equivalent to Mord + -en.

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