ABSTRACT
From the Old Danish døth, Old Norse dauðr, English derived death. Its lexical meaning in Danish is the end of living beings (especially humans) and of life’s functions. Death is often personified, used to describe something’s appearance, and found in reference to various causes of demise. Theologically, it is related to sin (e.g., the wages of sin) and the overcoming of sin (e.g., Christ’s death redeems). It also comes up in various sayings, proverbs, and curses.1
