esk

Middle English

Noun

esk

  1. Alternative form of asshe (“burnt matter”)

West Frisian
esk — ash tree

Etymology

From Old Frisian ask, from Proto-Germanic *askaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃esk-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛsk/

Noun

esk c (plural esken, diminutive eskje)

  1. ash (tree of the genus Fraxinus)

Further reading
  • “esk”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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