esk

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Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

esk

  1. Alternative form of asshe (burnt matter)

West Frisian[edit]

esk — ash tree

Etymology[edit]

From Old Frisian ask, from Proto-Germanic *askaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃esk-.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

esk c (plural esken, diminutive eskje)

  1. ash (tree of the genus Fraxinus)

Further reading[edit]

  • esk”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011