asshe
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old English æsce, from Proto-West Germanic *askā, from Proto-Germanic *askǭ.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
asshe (plural asshen or asshes or asshe or asken)
- ashes (the powdery matter produced by a fire, often used in medicine and cooking)
- The remnants of a lifeform (generally after cremating)
- The matter which one's physical form is made of; bodily matter.
- (figuratively) Death, mortality; the end of one's life.
- (Christianity) Ashes utilised in ceremonies to represent forgiveness.
- (rare) An ashpit.
Usage notes edit
This noun is usually used in the plural, but singular forms appear as well.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “assh(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-22.
Etymology 2 edit
From Old English æsc, from Proto-West Germanic *ask, from Proto-Germanic *askaz.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
asshe (plural esshys or asshen)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “assh(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-22.
Etymology 3 edit
Verb edit
asshe
- Alternative form of axen (“to ask”)