estal

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Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Frankish *stal, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *stallaz; cf. also Medieval Latin stallum. See English stall.

Noun

estal oblique singularm (oblique plural estaus or estax or estals, nominative singular estaus or estax or estals, nominative plural estal)

  1. position, place, site
  2. stall, stable

Descendants

  • Bourguignon: etau
  • Middle French: estal, hestal, estail
  • Lorrain: (Messin), ètau, eitau (Spinalien)
  • Norman: éta (Guernesiais, Jersiais), étâ (Pont-Audemer)
  • Orléanais: étau
  • Picard: ètâl (Athois), (/⁠etɔ⁠/) (Gondecourt), (/⁠etø⁠/) (Mesnil-Martinsart), (/⁠etɔːw⁠/) (Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise)
  • Old Walloon: astalle (Liégeois)