This is the 9582nd most frequent German word.
mort
"Mort" is not a German word; it is French for "death."
The word "mort" is used here as a noun in its original French form, explained within the sentence as a loanword.
Mort ist ein französisches Wort, das "Tod" bedeutet.
Mort is a French word that means "death."
In this sentence, "Mort" appears as a proper noun, the name of a spell, and does not adhere to German grammar rules, likely due to its fictional or imported nature.
Im Spiel hatte der Held einen Zauber namens Mort benutzt.
In the game, the hero used a spell named Mort.
"Mort" is part of a compound word (Mortifer), where it creates a fictional term by combining Latin roots.