æsce
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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)
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Descendants[edit]
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