askynge

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === askyng, asking, askeing, aksinge, acsingge, acsynge, askinge, axing, axyng, axinge, axynge ascinge, easkunge, escunge (Early Middle English) === Etymology === From Old English āscung, āxung (“asking; question; inquiry”); equivalent to asken +‎ -ynge. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaskinɡ(ə)/, /ˈaksinɡ(ə)/ === Noun === askynge (plural askynges) The act of asking; query or inquiry: Asking for a boon, favour, or reward; supplication. Asking for something in prayer; supplication of a divinity. (rare) Repeated questioning or asking. The taking of a legal action; litigation or a legal case. A command or requirement; the act of demanding. (rare) An excessive or forcible exaction. (rare) A charge or tariff on goods. (rare) The placing of criminal charges upon someone.. ==== Descendants ==== English: asking Scots: asking, askin ==== References ==== “asking(e, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 March 2019.