English

Alternative forms

• ash

Noun

æsc ‎(plural æscas)

1. The symbol Æ, æ.

See also

• œthel

Anagrams

• Aces, aces, ASCE, CASE, case, ESCA

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *askaz, *askiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ōs- ‎(“ash”). Cognate with Old Saxon ask (Dutch es), Old High German asc (German Esche), Old Norse askr (Swedish ask). The Indo-European root, in various forms, is also the source of Ancient Greek οξύα ‎(oxúa, “beech, spear-shaft”), Latin ornus, Russian ясень ‎(jasenʹ, “ash”), Lithuanian úosis.

Pronunciation

Noun

æsc m

1. ash tree
2. (poetic) spear
3. ship
4. the runic letter ᚫ
5. the letter Æ, æ

Declension

Derived terms

• æscholt

Descendants

• English: æsc, ash