estal

Old French

Alternative forms

estalle, estale, estaille

Etymology

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

Noun

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

position, place, site
stall, stable

Descendants

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

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