æsce
Old English
editEtymology 1
editFrom 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
editPronunciation
editNoun
editæsċe f
- ash (combustion residue)
- c. 730–740, Felix, Life of St. Guthlac, 5:
- Ġē syndon dust and acsan and ysela.
- Ye are dust and ash and cinder.
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
editDeclension of æsċe (weak)
Descendants
edit- Middle English: asshe, axe, aske, ash, assche, aysshe, asche, aisshe, asske, acxe, ass, esche, esk, eshe
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
editNoun
editæsċe m
Etymology 3
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *aiskijā.
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editNoun
editǣsċe f
- examination, interrogation, inquisition; inquiry, question
- (law) A search for something stolen
Declension
editDeclension of ǣsċe (weak)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
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