murther
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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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"Och, murther in Irish! ye're upsettin' me, an' all the fruits of my industry," cried an applewoman, against whom the bricklayer had run his barrow.
From Auriol or, The Elixir of Life by W. Harrison Ainsworth
“Oh, murther, an’ what’ll become of us all?
From Off to the Wilds Being the Adventures of Two Brothers by Henri Théophile Hildibrand
I recollect, O'Brien, Johnson and myself were toiling along through one of the marshes, Johnson a short distance behind, when O'Brien and I heard a yell and a cry of 'Och, murther!'
From The Yankee Tea-party Or, Boston in 1773 by Henry C. Watson
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
The horr'ible Hangmen hurried her before the King, now moved to spare her innocence; but still her cruel murther urged the more the People, swayed by fierce and false pretence.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII by Various
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