"sylfmyrþ" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsylfˌmyrθ/, [ˈsyɫvˌmyrˠθ]
Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=?|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} sylfmyrþ ?, {{ang-noun|?}} sylfmyrþ ?
  1. (hapax) suicide? The word occurs only in two textually related glosses on the Greek-derived Latin word biothanatus in Aldhelm of Malmesbury's Prosa de virginitate. Clayton suggests 'the act of suicide', while other Old English glosses on the same sentence suggest the meaning 'self-killer'. Bosworth and Toller suggest 'self-destructive'. Categories (topical): Death

Alternative forms

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