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) enamel (glossy material) ==== Derived terms ==== amailler enamailler → Middle English: enamaylen, enamelen, innamylen English: enamel ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: esmailFrench: émail (see there for further descendants) Picard: émaîy, émay (Athois) Walloon: èmay (Forrières, Liégeois) → Middle English: esmale, awmayl, amall