murther
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- murtherer noun
Etymology
Origin of murther
before 900; Middle English morther, Old English morthor; cognate with Gothic maurthr. See mortal
Example Sentences
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Och, but it’s murther entirely; an’ I’ve more than wance felt inclined to fill their pockets with di’monds and set them all free!
From Martin Rattler by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
"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 Lever, Charles James
Oh murther, but the gable end's all knocked off and fax the chimney went along with it.
From The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion by Caruthers, William A. (Alexander)
Oh, murther, murther, is it take the law of me, for a charge of swan drops?
From The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago by Lever, Charles James
Therefore Caine did iniury to God, when conuicted of the barbarous and vnnaturall murther of his righteous brother, cryed out tht his sinne was greater then could be forgiuen, Gen. 4.
From A Treatise of Witchcraft by Roberts, Alexander
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