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martel (1086)

martel (1086)

martal,  marteal,  martil; 
pl. marteaulx,  marteaus,  marteus  (marteau  Man lang ANTS p. 84 (n. 18.5) martews  TLL ii 136.53)  
  FEW:  marculus 6/i,308b Gdf:  martel 5,187a GdfC:  martel 1 10,127b TL: martel 5,1205 DEAF:  martel  DMF:  marteau  TLF:  marteau  OED:  martel n.1  MED:  martel n.  DMLBS:  martellus 1727a

s.

1implementhammer (used for beating, breaking, driving nails, etc.)
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii1 )  Tel par eschele en muntant A la fenestre est pendant, Tel od martel l'us depeçant  S Edm Pass ANTS 1227
( s.xiii1/3; MS: c.1255 )  Tanailles e martel portez, Dunt li clou serunt derivez  Resur (P) 189
( s.xiiiex; MS: c.1300? )  Adewald li priour tut celément Prent tuz ces marteus e ses fermenz Puis overit le fertre  Burch2 487
( MS: s.xiii/xiv ) malleolis: (D) martils, marteus (var. (L: s.xiii) martil )  TLL ii 132.39
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  Lors vyndrent les chivalers ové grands martels, et ly debriserent les quyces des larons pendantz d'ambepartz mon douz fitz  Plaintes Vge 163
implementbuild.stone-cutter's hammer
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  Cist controva de debruser et pollicer marbre sanz martel  TREVET Cron1 49.6
implementmetalsmith's hammer
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Forgent li haubert feveres a marteaus  Rom Chev ANTS 4758
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Volez donc ke Deu en eit point de feu en sa forge, ne soufflez, ne marteus. [...] Vos marteus (var. (Bd: c.1300) martals) sunt ceus ke [...]  Ancren2 8.15 and 17
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Homme de martel (M.E. hamur) fiert sur enclume  Nominale 187
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  (a chalice for mass or a golden bowl for an empress) Leur falt souffrir dure justice Du feu [...] Et des marteals maint cop auci  GOWER Mirour 14059
implementhammer used for measuring time for rowers
( s.xii3/4 )  notandum quod porticulus (gloss: le martel, maylet) dicitur maleolus quo nauta dat signum sociis  DMLBS sub portisculus (2356a)
clapper or hammer to strike a bell
( 1433 )  Item, deux clochettes d'argent doré de deux sortes ou grandeurs, dont les marteaulx ung fer e l'autre argent  Bedford Inventories B128
2 name (used as a surname)
( 1086 )  Goisfridus Martel  Family Names Martell
( 1148-64? ) Charle Martel, un hume malfeisant, luxurius, destruur de sainte eglise  Genealogy France 366

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See also:

marteler1  marteler2  martelet 
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