adj, adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Half-dead; in a depressed condition; dejected. not-comparable, obsolete

   "How fares my Kate, what ſweeting all a-mort?"

Adverb

1. 1
   To the death; mortally. not-comparable, obsolete

Example

More examples

"How fares my Kate, what ſweeting all a-mort?"

Etymology

From Middle French à la mort (“to the death”). Compare amort.

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