myrde

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse myrða (“to murder”), from morð (“murder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /myrdə/, [ˈmyɐ̯d̥ə]

Verb

myrde (imperative myrd, infinitive at myrde, present tense myrder, past tense myrdede, perfect tense er/har myrdet)

1. murder (to deliberately kill)

   Han blev myrdet med koldt blod.

   He was murdered in cold blood.

Related terms

• mord ("murder")
• morder ("murderer")
• myrderi ("butchery", "massacre")

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse myrða, itself derived from morð (> Norwegian Bokmål mord).

Verb

myrde (imperative myrd, present tense myrder, passive myrdes, simple past and past participle myrda or myrdet, present participle myrdende)

1. to murder, deliberately kill

   Han ble myrdet med kaldt blod.

   He was murdered in cold blood.

Synonyms

• drepe
• likvidere

Derived terms

• myrde en med blikket
• myrde med kaldt blod

Related terms

• mord
• morder

References

• “myrde” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “myrde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• myrda

Etymology

From Old Norse myrða, itself derived from morð (> Norwegian Nynorsk mord).

Verb

myrde (present tense myrdar, past tense myrda, past participle myrda, passive infinitive myrdast, present participle myrdande, imperative myrde/myrd)

1. murder, deliberately kill

   Han vart myrda med kaldt blod.

   He was murdered in cold blood.

Synonyms

• drepe
• likvidere

Derived terms

• myrde ein med blikket
• myrde med kaldt blod

Related terms

• mord
• mordar

References

• “myrde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.