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Martel

name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun

1
A surname.

Noun

1
A hammer, especially a war hammer.

Verb

1
To strike a blow with, or as with, a hammer. obsolete
"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"

Etymology

Etymology 1

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”).

Etymology 2

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”).

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