asshe

Middle English

Etymology 1

    From Old English æsce, from Proto-West Germanic *askā, from Proto-Germanic *askǭ.

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈaʃ(ə)/, /ˈɛʃ(ə)/, /ˈask(ə)/, /ˈaks(ə)/

    Noun

    asshe (plural asshen or asshes or asshe or asken)

    1. ashes (the powdery matter produced by a fire, often used in medicine and cooking)
    2. The remnants of a lifeform (generally after cremating)
    3. The matter which one's physical form is made of; bodily matter.
    4. (figuratively) Death, mortality; the end of one's life.
    5. (Christianity) Ashes utilised in ceremonies to represent forgiveness.
    6. (rare) An ashpit.
    Usage notes

    This noun is usually used in the plural, but singular forms appear as well.

    Derived terms
    Descendants
    • English: ash
    • Scots: ess, asch, ais, as, askis
    • Yola: ashen, oaskean (plural)
    References

    Etymology 2

    From Old English æsc, from Proto-West Germanic *ask, from Proto-Germanic *askaz.

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /aʃ/, /ɛʃ/
    • Rhymes: -aʃ

    Noun

    asshe (plural esshys or asshen)

    1. ash (tree of the genus Fraxinus)
    2. The lumber resulting from cut ash.
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    References

    Etymology 3

    Verb

    asshe

    1. (Manx or Southern, Late Middle English) alternative form of asken (to ask)