esmal

Old French

Alternative forms

• esmail; asmail; amail; esmaille, amaille

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
    • English: enamel

Descendants

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