eschel

Meaning

Noun

A troop or company
Synonym of smalt

Origin

From Middle English eschele, from Old French eschele, eschelle, esciele, eskiele, variants of Old French esquiere, scare ( > modern French échauguette), from Frankish *skara, from Proto-Germanic *skarō. Cognate with German Schar.
Short for Eschel blue.

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