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English
Etymology
From Middle English asken, axen, equivalent to ask + -en.
Verb
asken
- (obsolete) plural simple present of ask
c. 1450, Prose Merlin:And Merlin seide, "Of that ye me asken, I shall not speke withoute Ulfyn."
c. 1527–1542, Thomas Wyatt, “Myne owne John Poyntz”, in Egerton MS 2711, page 49r:And much the leſſe of thinges that greater be
that aſken helpe of colours of deviſe
a. 1727, Alexander Pope, Imitations of English Poets: Chaucer:They asken that, and talken this, […]
Anagrams
- kaens, akens, nakes, skean, Keans, snake, sneak, Kasen, kenas, Snake, Skåne
Danish
Noun
asken c
- definite singular of ask
Middle English
Verb
asken
- Alternative form of axen (“to ask”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Noun
asken m
- definite singular of ask
Etymology 2
Noun
asken m or f
- definite masculine singular of aske
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
asken m
- definite singular of ask
Swedish
Noun
asken
- definite singular of ask
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