asshe

== 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. ===== Derived terms ===== Aschewednysday asshen asshy ===== Descendants ===== English: ash Scots: ess, asch, ais, as, askis Yola: ashen, oaskean (plural) ===== References ===== “assh(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 22 July 2018. === Etymology 2 === From Old English æsc, from Proto-West Germanic *ask, from Proto-Germanic *askaz. ==== Alternative forms ==== asch, haish, asche, assh, aissh, ashe, esch, assche ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /aʃ/, /ɛʃ/ Rhymes: -aʃ ==== Noun ==== asshe (plural esshys or asshen) ash (tree of the genus Fraxinus) The lumber resulting from cut ash. ===== Derived terms ===== asshen ===== Descendants ===== English: ash Scots: aish, esh ===== References ===== “assh(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 22 July 2018. === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== asshe (Manx or Southern, Late Middle English) alternative form of asken (“to ask”)