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Noun
murther (plural murthers)
- Obsolete form of murder.
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :Murther most foul, as in the best it is; / But this most foul, strange, and unnatural.
1699, Robert Barret, A Companion for Midwives, Child-Bearing Women, and Nurses., London, Sect. I, Chapter I, p. 5:We have some Inſtances of publick Puniſhment inflicted on ſuch Midwives, in the Neighbouring Kingdom of France, for being acceſſory to the murther both of the Mother and Child.
Verb
murther (third-person singular simple present murthers, present participle murthering, simple past and past participle murthered)
- Obsolete form of murder.
1577, Raphaell Holinshed, “The Historie of Englande”, in The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande , volume I, London: for Iohn Harrison, →OCLC, page 26, columns 1–2:In the meane time it chaunced, that Marcus Papyrius ſtroke one of the Galles on the heade with his ſtaffe, because he preſumed to ſtroke his bearde: with whiche iniurie the Gaulle beeing prouoked, ſlue Papyrius (as he ſate) with hys ſworde, and therewith the ſlaughter being begun with one, all the reſidue of thoſe auncient fatherly men as they ſat in theyr Chayres were ſlaine and cruelly murthered.
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :What wilt thou do? Thou wilt not murther me?
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