esmal

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin smaltum.

Noun

esmal oblique singular, m (oblique plural esmaus or esmax or esmals, nominative singular esmaus or esmax or esmals, nominative plural esmal)

  1. enamel (glossy material)

Derived terms

  • amailler
  • enamailler
    • → Middle English: enamaylen, enamelen, innamylen

Descendants

  • Middle French: esmail
    • French: émail (see there for further descendants)
  • Picard: émaîy, émay (Athois)
  • Walloon: èmay (Forrières, Liégeois)
  • → Middle English: esmale, awmayl, amall
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