† martelaisen.
Obsolete.
Hammering; intense hand-to-hand combat.
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a1500 (?c1450) Merlin 211 (MED) Ther was soche marteleise [Fr. marteleis] and soche noise as so many Carpenteres in a wode.
a1500 (?c1450) Merlin 334 Thei..haue all day..endured the medle and the martileys.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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