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marten | harten |

As a proper noun marten

is , variant of martin.

As a noun harten is

.

marten

English

(wikipedia marten) (Martes)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) , (etyl) nyfítsa'' 'weasel', from ''nymf? 'bride'.

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes'' in the family ''Mustelidae .
    • Derived terms
    * American marten * beech marten * Japanese marten * nilgiri marten * pine marten * stone marten * yellow-throated marten

    See also

    * ferret * fisher * mink * otter * sable * stoat * weasel * wolverine

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (the bird)
  • * 1829 , Magazine of Natural History (volume 1, page 402)
    • Towards the end of the month, swallows and house martens congregate, and are often seen resting on the ridges or sloping roofs of buildings.

    harten

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To hearten; to encourage; to incite.
    • (Spenser)
    (Webster 1913) ----