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self-slayer
[ self-sley-er ]
noun
- one who kills oneself.
Other Words From
- self-slain adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of self-slayer1
Example Sentences
One shall meet his death through the drinking of beer, Maddened with mead, when no measure he sets To the words of his mouth through wisdom of mind; He shall lose his life in loathsome wise, 55 Shall shamefully suffer, shut off from joy, And men shall know him by the name of self-slayer, Shall deplore with their mouths the mead-drinker’s fall.
It was not that a line must be drawn somewhere, and that the self-slayer in exaltation fell within the line, the self-slayer in sadness just beyond it.
The self-slayer kills himself because he will not wait for death.
It was not that a line must be drawn somewhere, and that the self-slayer in exaltation fell within the line, the self-slayer in sadness just beyond it.
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