martern

See also: Martern

English

Noun

martern (plural marterns)

  1. Obsolete form of marten.

References

Anagrams

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmaɐ̯tɐn], [ˈmaʁtɐn]
  • (file)

Verb

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

  1. to torture, to martyr
    Synonyms: foltern, quälen

Conjugation

Further reading

  • martern” in Duden online
  • martern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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