aske

See also: Aske

English

Verb

aske (third-person singular simple present askes, present participle asking, simple past and past participle asked)

1. Obsolete spelling of ask

Anagrams

• Kase, akes, keas, kesa, sake, saké, seak

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Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Danish askæ, from Old Norse aska, from Proto-Germanic *askǭ.

Noun

aske c (singular definite asken, plural indefinite asker)

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Inflection

Declension of aske

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	aske	asken	asker	askerne
genitive	askes	askens	askers	askernes

Verb

aske (imperative ask, infinitive at aske, present tense asker, past tense askede, perfect tense har asket)

1. ash

Etymology 2

See ask

Noun

aske c

1. indefinite plural of ask

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Hausa

Verb

askḕ (grade 4)

1. to shave (usually the head)

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English āþexe, from Proto-Germanic *agiþahsijǭ.

Alternative forms

• arske

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈask(ə)/

Noun

aske

1. A newt or a reptile that resembles one.

Synonyms

• newte
• evete

Descendants

• English: ask
• Scots: ask, esk, awsk

References

• “aske (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-26.

Etymology 2

From Old English æsce.

Noun

aske

1. Alternative form of asshe (“burnt matter”)

Etymology 3

From Old English āscian.

Verb

aske

1. Alternative form of axen (“to ask”)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse aska

Noun

aske m or f (definite singular aska or asken)

1. ash (or ashes) (powdery residue left after burning a substance)

Derived terms

• askebeger
• flygeaske

See also

• oske (Nynorsk)

References

• “aske” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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West Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔskə/

Noun

aske n (plural askes)

1. Diminutive of as