æsce

== 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 ==== asċe, axe, acse, ahse, axse, æxe ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈæʃ.ʃe/ ==== Noun ==== æsċe f ash (combustion residue) Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church ===== 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 ===== Weak: ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: asshe, axe, aske, ash, assche, aysshe, asche, aisshe, asske, acxe, ass, esche, esk, esheEnglish: ashScots: ess, asch, ais, as, askisYola: ashen, oaskean (plural) === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈæʃ.ʃe/ ==== Noun ==== æsċe m dative singular of æsċ === Etymology 3 === From Proto-West Germanic *aiskijā. ==== Alternative forms ==== ǣxe ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈæːʃ.ʃe/ ==== Noun ==== ǣsċe f examination, interrogation, inquisition; inquiry, question (law) A search for something stolen ===== Declension ===== Weak n-stem: ===== Derived terms ===== ġeǣsċe ===== Related terms ===== āscian unġeǣsċe ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: axe English: ask