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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1460
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Murth, n. [ME. murth, morth, appar. obsolete after the first half of the 15th c., OE., ON morð] Murder, slaughter. — c1460 Alex. (Taym.) 2947.
Bot thair was sic ane slauchter and a murth [: furth]
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