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esmeraude (s.xii1/3)
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esmeraude (s.xii1/3)

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ameraude,  amiraude;  emeraude,  emiralde,  emiraude;  esmaragde,  esmaraude,  esmarelde;  esmeragde,  esmeral,  esmeralde  (enmiraude ),
pl. esmeraus  (emoroide)  
  FEW:  smaragdus 12,8b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  esmeralde 9,533b TL: esmeraude 3,1117 DEAF:  esmeraude  DMF:  émeraude  TLF:  émeraude  OED:  emerald n.  MED:  emeraude n.  DMLBS:  esmaraldus 803a

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

s.

lapid.emerald, green gemstone: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Esmaragde par sa culur Veint tutes chioses de verdur  Lapid 36.217
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  De vertes emeraudes fu la treillure  Rom Chev ANTS 4295
( MS: s.xiii2 )  smaragdo: (C) emeraude (var. (D: s.xiii/xiv) enmiraude; (L: s.xiii/xiv) emiraude)  TLL ii 80.170
( MS: 1272-82 ) Safir esprové, Jaspes alosé, Amiraude pure  Digby 86 stengel 34.13.3
( MS: s.xiiiex )  smaragdos: (C) esmeraus  TLL ii 132.38
( 1313 ) une nouche d’or od deux amiraudes, deux rubiz [...]  Foedera1 ii 203
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm ) en le gardein des delices estoit un viegne d'or mascif [...], et avoit les follies d'or et les reisyns de cristal destincteez de ameraudes ardantz  TREVET Cron1 79.22
( 1396-1404 ) .v. oeverages, chescun d’un esmeraude en myelieu  Inventory Rich II 153.R72

See also:

esmeraudin  meraude  smeraude 
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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