martel
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French martel (modern French marteau), from Late Latin martellus, from Latin martulus, a variant of marculus (“small hammer”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
martel (plural martels)
- A hammer, especially a war hammer.
Synonyms
- (medieval hammer-like weapon): pole hammer, war hammer
Verb
martel (third-person singular simple present martels, present participle martelling, simple past and past participle martelled)
- (obsolete) To strike a blow with, or as with, a hammer.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Edmund Spenser to this entry?)
See also
- Martel (surname)
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
martel
- (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of martelen
- (deprecated template usage) imperative of martelen
Norman
Etymology
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Noun
martel m (plural martels)
Synonyms
Old French
Etymology
From Late Latin martellus, from Latin martulus, variant of Latin marculus.
Noun
martel oblique singular, m (oblique plural marteaus or marteax or martiaus or martiax or martels, nominative singular marteaus or marteax or martiaus or martiax or martels, nominative plural martel)
- hammer (tool)
Derived terms
Descendants
- French: marteau; se mettre martel en tête
- → English: martel
- → Dutch: martel
- Norman: marté (Jersey)
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