murther

[mur-th er]

noun, verb (used with or without object) Obsolete.

murder.

Origin of murther

before 900; Middle English morther, Old English morthor; cognate with Gothic maurthr. See mortal

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Examples from the Web for murther

Historical Examples of murther

An' in Ireland ye can rob and murther widout fear of consequences.
Ireland as It Is
Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
My Friends are many and great; they will murther thee by Law.
The Works of Aphra Behn
Aphra Behn
Murther, I'm afeard, if God doesn't turn it off of them, somehow.
The Station; The Party Fight And Funeral; The Lough Derg Pilgrim
William Carleton
He'd murther her, the ruffian 'av he cotched her another night in his dhrunkenness.
The Kellys and the O'Kellys
Anthony Trollope
They all revolted and did spoil and murther all they encountered.
The Birth of the Nation
Mrs. Roger A. Pryor

British Dictionary definitions for murther

murther

noun, verb

an archaic word for murder

Derived Formsmurtherer, noun

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