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
Rasa	-	Lithuanian
Liouba	-	Russian
Bradford	BRAD-fərd	English
Short	[ʃɔ:t]
Bronislava	brah-nee-SLAH-vah (Russian)	Czech, Slovak, Russian
Athanasia	-	Greek, Ancient Greek