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Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English æsce, from Proto-West Germanic *askā, from Proto-Germanic *askǭ.
Alternative forms
- axe, aske, ash, assche, aysshe, asche, aisshe, asske, acxe, ass, esche, esk, eshe
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaʃ(ə)/, /ˈɛʃ(ə)/, /ˈask(ə)/, /ˈaks(ə)/
Noun
asshe (plural asshen or asshes or asshe or asken)
- ashes (the powdery matter produced by a fire, often used in medicine and cooking)
- The remnants of a lifeform (generally after cremating)
- The matter which one's physical form is made of; bodily matter.
- (figuratively) Death, mortality; the end of one's life.
- (Christianity) Ashes utilised in ceremonies to represent forgiveness.
- (rare) An ashpit.
Usage notes
This noun is usually used in the plural, but singular forms appear as well.
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Etymology 2
From Old English æsc, from Proto-West Germanic *ask, from Proto-Germanic *askaz.
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Noun
asshe (plural esshys or asshen)
- ash (tree of the genus Fraxinus)
- The lumber resulting from cut ash.
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Etymology 3
Verb
asshe
- Alternative form of axen (“to ask”)