aspen

See also: Aspen

English

Aspen trees

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæspən/

Etymology 1

From Middle English aspen, corresponding to asp + -en.

Adjective

aspen (comparative more aspen, superlative most aspen)

  1. Pertaining to the asp or aspen tree.
  2. (obsolete) Tremulous, trembling.
    • a. 1631, John Donne, ‘The Apparition’, Poems (1633):
      And then poore Aspen wretch, neglected thou / Bath'd in a cold quicksilver sweat wilt lye / A veryer ghost than I […].
  3. (obsolete) Of a woman's tongue: wagging, gossiping.

Etymology 2

From Middle English aspen, from Old English æspan (combining form), from Old English æspe (aspen). More at asp.

Noun

aspen (plural aspens)

  1. The asp tree; a kind of poplar tree (genus Populus sect. Populus). A medium-size tree with thin, straight trunks of a greenish-white color.
    Above a certain elevation, the aspens gave way to scrubby, gnarled pines.
  2. (uncountable) The wood of such a tree; usually pale, lightweight and soft.
    She claimed that aspen was the only "proper" material from which make a wicker basket.
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Middle English

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Etymology

From aspe (from Old English æspe) + -en.

Adjective

aspen

  1. Made of or pertaining to asp trees.

Descendants

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

aspen m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of asp

Spanish

Verb

aspen

  1. Second-person plural (ustedes) present subjunctive form of aspar.
  2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present subjunctive form of aspar.
  3. Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of aspar.

Swedish

Noun

aspen

  1. definite singular of asp
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