rot away

to decompose; to decompose and fall away. The fallen trees rotted away and surrendered their nutrients to the soil. As the wood rotted away, it became rich humus.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ljubica	LYOO-bee-tsah (Serbian, Croatian)	Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene
Silver	['silvə]
Kaia	-	Norwegian, Estonian
Wally	WAHL-ee	English
Basemmath	-	Biblical Greek
DÉNes	DAY-nesh	Hungarian