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)

1. ash (combustion residue)

Descendants

• Middle English: asshe
  • English: ash