æscen

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *askīn, equivalent to æsċ +‎ -en. Cognate with Old Saxon eskīn, Middle High German eschīn, eschen (modern German eschen).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæʃ.ʃen/

Adjective

æsċen

  1. ashen (made of ashwood)

Declension

Noun

æsċen n

  1. a wooden vessel, especially one made of ashwood

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative æsċen æsċenu
accusative æsċen æsċenu
genitive æsċenes æsċena
dative æsċene æsċenum

Descendants

  • Middle English: asshen, aisshen, esscen
    • English: ashen
    • Scots: aschin, eschin

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