æsce
Old English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *askā, from Proto-Germanic *askǭ. Cognate with Old Frisian *eske, Old Saxon aska, Old High German asca, Old Norse aska, Gothic 𐌰𐌶𐌲𐍉 (azgō).
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
æsċe f
- ash (combustion residue)
Usage notes edit
- The declension table shows the inherited forms of æsċe, with palatalization before a front vowel and a-restoration before a back vowel. This distinction was often leveled in both directions, producing alternative forms such as asċe and æscan.
Declension edit
Declension of æsce (weak)
Descendants edit
- Middle English: asshe, axe, aske, ash, assche, aysshe, asche, aisshe, asske, acxe, ass, esche, esk, eshe
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
æsċe m
Etymology 3 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *aiskijā.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ǣsċe f
- examination, interrogation, inquisition; inquiry, question
- (law) A search for something stolen
Declension edit
Declension of æsce (weak)