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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eschel

/ˈɛʃəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
esch-el
IPA
/ˈɛʃəl/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A troop or company.

Obsolete

noun

Synonym of smalt.

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: eschele, esquiere, *skaru, *skarō

Usage

Inflected Forms

eschels (plural)

Synonyms

smalt

Questions

How do you pronounce eschel?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛʃəl/.
What does eschel mean?
A troop or company.
Where does eschel come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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