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
Jacek	YAH-tsek	Polish
Liselot	-	Dutch
Luned	LIN-ed (Welsh)	Welsh, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
Achilles	[ə'kili:z]
Chika (2)	chee-kah	Japanese
VicenÇ	-	Catalan