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esmaille (c.1170)
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esmaille (c.1170)

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aesmal;  aimale;  amail,  amaile,  amaille,  amal;  asmal;  emal,  esmal  
  FEW:  *smalt 17,155a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  esmal 9,532c TL: esmal 1  DEAF:  esmal  DMF:  émail  TLF:  émail  OED:  amel n.  / esmayle n.  MED:  amal n.  / esmal n.  DMLBS:  esmale 802c

The substitution of the perceived es- prefix with a- is realtively common, but has no etymological ground here.

s.

decor.enamel, glass-like substance that is used for decorating: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  bons vesseaus e d’or e de asmal (var. (O: s.xiiim) esmal)  577
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  Sul li esmal e l’or qu’il i ad mis Par les pareiz valent tuit un pais  (E) 13081
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  A robe d’or batue e nusches de aesmal  20
( 1423 )  .j. autre ewer d’or [...] ovec blanc esmaille entour le coverture  iv 217
♦enamel object: 
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Les flurs abat e les cristals, Les neelures e les amals  11180
( 1370 )  [...] qe taillours de seals et de amaux q’ils rendont a chescuny son pois d’argent et d’or auxi avant come ils pount sauver sur lour loiaulté  134
esmal de colur
painted enamel: 
( 1367-68 )  Item, qe null’ de la dit compaignie ne fra nulle peynterye desur nulle seynture mes soulement de amaille de colour  104
ovré a esmal
decor.enamelled, coated or decorated with enamel: 
( c.1192; MS: c.1275 )  Les fenestres sunt de cristal, Mult bien ouvrez a esmal  134.Y694

See also:

ameillour  enamellé  esmaillé 
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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