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German
Etymology
From Held + -en- + Tod.
Pronunciation
Noun
Heldentod m (strong, genitive Heldentodes or Heldentods, plural Heldentode)
- (higher register) heroic death
1918, Leonhard Frank, Der Mensch ist gut [Man is Good], Zürich: Max Rascher:Instinktiv flüchtete er in das Wort hinein: „Sie sterben den Heldentod, auf dem Felde der Ehre.“ „Ja, Feld der Ehre! Ihr habt meinen Mann erschlagen. Mein Mann ist tot. Tot!“- Instinctively he took refuge in the words: “They will die a heroic death in the field of honor.” “Yes, field of honor! You killed my husband. My husband is dead. Dead!”
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