askynge

Middle English

Alternative forms

• (Early ME) ascinge, easkunge, escunge
• askyng, asking, askeing, aksinge, acsingge, acsynge, askinge, axing, axyng, axinge, axynge

Etymology

From Old English āscung, āxung (“asking; question; inquiry”); equivalent to axen +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaskinɡ/, /ˈaksinɡ/

Noun

askynge (plural askynges)

1. The act of asking; query or inquiry:
   1. Asking for a boon, favour, or reward; supplication.
   2. Asking for something in prayer; supplication of a divinity.
   3. (rare) Repeated questioning or asking.
2. The taking of a legal action; litigation or a legal case.
3. A command or requirement; the act of demanding.
4. (rare) An excessive or forcible exaction.
5. (rare) A charge or tariff on goods.
6. (rare) The placing of criminal charges upon someone..

Descendants

• English: asking
• Scots: asking, askin

References

• “asking(e, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-10.