Old English

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Etymology

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From the noun æsċ (ash tree).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Æsċ m

  1. a male given name
    • Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 488
      Hēr Æsċ fēng tō rīċe, and wæs þrēo and twēntiġ wintra Cantwara cyning.
      In this year Ash came to the throne, and he was king of Kent for 23 years.

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