death-bearing en · ADJ
Etymology
From death + bearing. Compare Old English dēaþbǣre, cwealmbǣre (literally “death-bearing”).
Meanings
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Bringing or carrying death; deadly; destructive
A pitiless, death-bearing posterity lies on the earth without cries of grief. Meanwhile wives and even gray mothers — one on one side of the raised altar, the other on the other — lament, praying for protection from the deadly misfortunes.
2006, Olga Freidenberg, Image and Concept:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most death-bearing | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more death-bearing | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |