self-slayer

[self-sley-er]

noun

1. one who kills oneself.

Other Word Forms

• self-slain adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-slayer¹

First recorded in 1680–90

Example Sentences

One shall meet his death through the drinking of beer, Maddened with mead, when no measure he sets To the words of his mouth through wisdom of mind; He shall lose his life in loathsome wise, 55 Shall shamefully suffer, shut off from joy, And men shall know him by the name of self-slayer, Shall deplore with their mouths the mead-drinker’s fall.

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The self-slayer kills himself because he will not wait for death.

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