murther
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of murther
before 900; Middle English morther, Old English morthor; cognate with Gothic maurthr. See mortal
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“Oh, murther, an’ what’ll become of us all?
From Off to the Wilds Being the Adventures of Two Brothers by Henri Théophile Hildibrand
Assem. for trying of the murther committed within the Presbytery of Chirnsyde, and the Presbyteries carriage thereanent.
From The Acts Of The General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland by Church of Scotland. General Assembly
"Bad luck to that glen, I dropt it out there, and with the torrent of water that's falling, it will never be found—och, murther, this is too bad."
From The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago by Charles James Lever
And he learns by degrees that only one in ten says "bedad," and that "och murther?" is an expression almost extinct.
From Mrs. Geoffrey by Duchess
When his Matie enterit in my lordis house his Maties awin porteris resavit the keyis of the gaitt . . . ylk thay keipit quh . . . murther was endit.
From James VI and the Gowrie Mystery by Andrew Lang
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