esmeraude

Middle English

Noun

esmeraude

  1. alternative form of emeraude

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *smaralda, *smaraldus, *smaraudus, variant of Latin smaragdus (emerald), from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), μάραγδος (máragdos, emerald), from a Semitic language.

Noun

esmeraude oblique singularf (oblique plural esmeraudes, nominative singular esmeraude, nominative plural esmeraudes)

  1. emerald (color)
  2. emerald (precious stone)

Descendants

  • French: émeraude
  • Middle English: emeraude

References

  • esmeraude in Anglo-Norman Dictionary, Aberystwyth University, 2022