Mord

Morpheme

Mord

Type

bound base

Denotation

bite, nibble, gnaw, nip, sting

Etymology

French mordre; Latin mordēre

Evidence

mordacious, mordaciously, mordacity, mordancy, mordant, mordanted, mordanting, mordantly, mordants, mordent, mordente, remord, remordant, remorded, remording, remords, unmordanted

Notes

mordant and mordent are doublets

Doublet

Morse

See Also

Morse, Morcell, Morc