Æsc

Old English

Etymology

From the noun æsċ (“ash tree”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æʃ/

Proper noun

Æsċ m

1. a male given name
   • Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 488

     Hēr Æsċ fēng tō rīċe, and wæs þrēo and twēntiġ wintra Cantwara cyning.

     In this year Ash came to the throne, and he was king of Kent for 23 years.

Declension

Declension of Æsc (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	Æsċ	Æsċas
accusative	Æsċ	Æsċas
genitive	Æsċes	Æsċa
dative	Æsċe	Æsċum