English Explanatory Dictionary

eschel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A troop or company.
noun
  1. Synonym of smalt.

Word forms

eschel eschels

Etymology

From Middle English eschele, from Old French eschele, eschelle, esciele, eskiele, variants of Old French esquiere, scare ( > modern French échauguette), from Frankish *skaru, from Proto-Germanic *skarō (“a portion, share, division, troop”). Cognate with German Schar. Doublet of share.

Synonyms

smalt
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