æsce

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Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *askā, from Proto-Germanic *askǭ. Cognate with Old Frisian *eske, Old Saxon aska, Old High German asca, Old Norse aska, Gothic 𐌰𐌶𐌲𐍉 (azgō).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

æsċe f

  1. ash (combustion residue)
    • c. 730–740, Felix, Life of St. Guthlac, 5:
      Ġē syndon dust and acsan and ysela.
      Ye are dust and ash and cinder.
Usage notes
  • The declension table shows the inherited forms of æsċe, with palatalization before a front vowel and a-restoration before a back vowel. This distinction was often leveled in both directions, producing alternative forms such as asċe and æscan.
Declension
Declension of æsċe (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative æsċe ascan
accusative ascan ascan
genitive ascan ascena
dative ascan ascum
Descendants

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

æsċe m

  1. dative singular of æsċ

Etymology 3

From Proto-West Germanic *aiskijā.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

ǣsċe f

  1. examination, interrogation, inquisition; inquiry, question
  2. (law) A search for something stolen
Declension
Declension of ǣsċe (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ǣsċe ǣsċan
accusative ǣsċan ǣsċan
genitive ǣsċan ǣsċena
dative ǣsċan ǣsċum
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Middle English: axe
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