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Webster 1913 Edition


martern

mar′tern

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
Same as
Marten
.
[Obs.]

Definition 2024


Martern

Martern

See also: martern

German

Noun

Martern

  1. plural of Marter

martern

martern

See also: Martern

English

Noun

martern (plural marterns)

  1. Obsolete form of marten.


German

Etymology

From Middle High German martern, marteren, from Old High German martirōn, martarōn, martrōn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmaɐ̯tɐn], [ˈmaʁtɐn]

Verb

martern (third-person singular simple present martert, past tense marterte, past participle gemartert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to torture, to martyr

Conjugation

Synonyms