[mawrt] 
| 1. | Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed. |
| 2. | Obsolete. death. |
[mawrt] | a three-year-old salmon. |
| mort 1 (môrt) n. The note sounded on a hunting horn to announce the death of a deer. [Middle English, death, from Old French, from Latin mors, mort-; see mer- in Indo-European roots.] |
| mort 2 (môrt) n. A great number or quantity. [Perhaps from mortal.] |