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mort

[ mawrt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
Obsolete. death.

mort

[ mawrt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

mort

[ mawrt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

, British Dialect.

Mort

⁴

[ mawrt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

mort

/ mɔːt /

mort

/ mɔːt /

Origin of mort¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Middle French, Old French, from Latin mort- (stem of mors ) “death”

Origin of mort²

First recorded in 1520–30; origin uncertain

Origin of mort³

First recorded in 1600–10; origin uncertain

Origin of mort¹

possibly a shortened form of mortal used as an intensifier

Origin of mort²

C16: via Old French from Latin mors death

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