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Webster 1913 Edition
Murther
Mur′ther
,Noun.
& Verb.
Murder, &
Noun.
Verb.
[Obs. or Prov.]
“The treason of the murthering.” Chaucer.
Definition 2024
murther
murther
English
Noun
murther (plural murthers)
- Obsolete form of murder.
- 1594, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, I.v.
- Murther most foul, as in the best it is;
- But this most foul, strange, and unnatural.
- 1594, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, I.v.
Verb
murther (third-person singular simple present murthers, present participle murthering, simple past and past participle murthered)
- Obsolete form of murder.
- 1594, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, III.iv.
- What wilt thou do? Thou wilt not murther me?
- 1594, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, III.iv.
Derived terms
- murtherer (obsolete)
- murtherous (obsolete)