different between martel vs mareel

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?m??t?l/

Noun

martel (plural martels)

1. 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)

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

See also

• Martel (surname)

Anagrams

• Tramel, armlet, malter, tramel

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?rt?l

Verb

martel

1. first-person singular present indicative of martelen
2. imperative of martelen

French

Noun

martel m (plural martels)

1. Archaic spelling of marteau.

Derived terms

• se mettre martel en tête

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

martel m (plural martels)

1. (Jersey) cognac

Synonyms

• couongnac

Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin martellus, from Latin martulus, variant of Latin marculus.

Noun

martel 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)

1. hammer (tool)

Derived terms

• marteler

Descendants

• French: marteau; se mettre martel en tête
• ? English: martel
• ? Dutch: martel
• Norman: marté (Jersey)

English

Etymology

From an unattested Norn term *mareld, from Old Norse m?rueldr, from marr (“sea”) + eldr (“fire”). Compare Icelandic maurildi, Swedish mareld.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?m???i?l/

Noun

mareel (uncountable)

1. (Shetland) Phosphorescence on the ocean.
   • 1956, The Scots Magazine, volume 65, page 200:

     This is especially the case in late summer when the sea is aflame with mareel and the boats come and go with illumined wakes while the ghostly fire drips from the oar-blades.

Anagrams

• Almere, Lamere, Marlee, Mealer, leamer, mealer, realme