ascian

English

Etymology

From Latin ascius (“without shadow”), from Ancient Greek ἄσκιος (askios, “without shadow”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + σκιά (skia, “shadow”)

Noun

ascian (plural ascians or ascii)

1. person or thing without a shadow
2. person or thing found close to the Equator

Anagrams

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Old English

Alternative forms

• ācsian, āxian
• āhsian

Etymology

West Proto-Germanic *aiskōną, from Proto-Indo-European *ais-. Cognate with Old Frisian āskia, Old Saxon ēscon, Old High German eiscōn. The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin aeruscare, Old Armenian այց (aycʿ), Slavic *jīskātī (Old Church Slavonic искати, Russian искать), Baltic *eiška- (Lithuanian ieškoti).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɑːskiɑn/

Verb

āscian (weak class 2)

1. to demand, seek from
2. to ask, to enquire

   Hwæt me ahsast be þam? Why did you ask me about that? (Ælfric's Colloquy)

3. to call for, summon; to inquire into

   Ne ascige ic nu owiht bi ðam bitran deaþe minum. I demand nothing now for my bitter death. (Codex Exoniensis)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ascian (weak class 2)

indicative	present	preterite
1st-person singular	āsciġe	āscode
2nd-person singular	āscast	āscodest
3rd-person singular	āscaþ	āscode
plural	āsciaþ	āscodon
subjunctive	present	preterite
singular	āscie	āscode
plural	āscien	āscoden
imperative
singular	āsce
plural	āsciaþ
participle	present	past
	āsciende	(ġe)āscod

Descendants

• English: ask