"death-bearing" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more death-bearing [comparative], most death-bearing [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛəɹɪŋ Etymology: From death + bearing. Compare Old English dēaþbǣre, cwealmbǣre (literally “death-bearing”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|death|bearing}} death + bearing, {{cog|ang|dēaþbǣre}} Old English dēaþbǣre, {{m|ang|cwealmbǣre||lit=death-bearing}} cwealmbǣre (literally “death-bearing”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} death-bearing (comparative more death-bearing, superlative most death-bearing)
  1. Bringing or carrying death; deadly; destructive
    Sense id: en-death-bearing-en-adj-F1JZGq0H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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