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martel en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈmɑːtəl/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English martel, from Old French martel m (modern French marteau m), from Late Latin martellus m, from Latin martulus m, a variant of marculus m (“small hammer”).

Meanings

1. A hammer, especially a war hammer.

Forms

Relateds

martel de fer

Synonyms

pole hammer (medieval hammer-like weapon) · war hammer (medieval hammer-like weapon)

martel en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈmɑːtəl/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English martel, from Old French martel m (modern French marteau m), from Late Latin martellus m, from Latin martulus m, a variant of marculus m (“small hammer”).

Meanings

1. (obsolete) To strike a blow with, or as with, a hammer.
   • Her dreadfull weapon she to him addrest, Which on his helmet martelled so hard That made him low incline his lofty crest, And bowd his battred visour to his brest 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto VII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:

Forms

Relateds

Martel