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
VÍTor	VEE-toor (Portuguese), BEE-tawr (Galician)	Portuguese, Galician
Sona	-	Indian, Hindi
Rahab	RAY-hab (English)	Biblical
Anas	-	Arabic
Shanna	SHAN-ə	English
Osane	-	Basque