æske

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛskə/, [ˈɛsɡ̊ə]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse askr (ash).

Noun

æske c (singular definite æsken, plural indefinite æsker)

  1. box
  2. boxful
Inflection
Declension of æske
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative æske æsken æsker æskerne
genitive æskes æskens æskers æskernes

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Low German êschen, eischen, from Old Saxon ēskōn.

Verb

æske (imperative æsk, infinitive at æske, present tense æsker, past tense æskede, perfect tense har æsket)

  1. (rare) to urge (to press the mind or will of)