æsce

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *askǭ, whence also Old Saxon aska, Old High German asca (German Asche), Old Norse aska (Danish aske, Swedish aska), West Frisian jiske, Dutch as.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈæ.ʃe/

Noun

æsċe f (nominative plural æsċe)

ash (combustion residue)

Descendants

Middle English: asche, asshe
- English: ash
- Scots: asch, ais, as; askis

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