ascian

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) ascius, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek (deprecated template usage) , from (deprecated template usage) + (deprecated template usage)

Noun

ascian (plural ascians or ascii)

1. person or thing without a shadow
2. person or thing found close to the Equator

Anagrams

• Scania

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Old English

Alternative forms

• ācsian, āxian
• āhsian

Etymology

West (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic Template:term/t, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European Template:term/t. Cognate with Old Frisian āskia, Old Saxon ēscon, Old High German eiscōn. The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin aeruscare, Old Armenian (deprecated template usage) այց (aycʻ), Slavic *jīskātī (Old Church Slavonic искати, Russian искать), Baltic *eiška- (Lithuanian ieškoti).

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːskiɑn/

Verb

āscian

1. to demand, seek from
2. to ask, to enquire

   Hwæt me ahsast be þam? Why did you ask me about that? (Ælfric's Colloquy)

3. to call for, summon; to inquire into

   Ne ascige ic nu owiht bi ðam bitran deaþe minum. I demand nothing now for my bitter death. (Codex Exoniensis)

Descendants

• English: ask