Definitions For Ascian

Verb

āscian to demand, seek from to ask, to enquire : {{quotei, ang, Hīe āxodon hine hwæt hē wǣre oþþe hū hē faran wolde., They asked him who he was or how he would go., source=Ælfric's In Letania Maiore}} to call for, summon; to inquire into : {{quotei, ang, Ne āsciġe iċ nū ōwiht bi þām bitran dēaðe mīnum., I demand nothing now for my bitter death., source=Codex Exoniensis}}

Conjugation

{{ang-conj, āscian}}

Synonyms

{{l, ang, biddan}} {{l, ang, frāsian}} {{l, ang, freġnan}} {{l, ang, friċġan}} {{l, ang, friġnan}} {{l, ang, ġeornian}} {{l, ang, ġiwian}} {{l, ang, ġesēċan}} {{l, ang, rǣdan}} {{l, ang, þingian}} {{l, ang, wilnian}}

Derived terms

{{l, ang, āscung}}

Descendants

{{desc, enm, askien}}, {{l, enm, axen}}, {{l, enm, aschen}}, {{l, enm, eskien}}, {{l, enm, eschen}}, {{l, enm, aishen}} {{desc, en, ask}}, aks, ax {{desc, sco, ask}}, {{l, sco, as}}, {{l, sco, ax}}

Noun

ASCIAN (plural s or ascii) person or thing without a shadow person or thing found close to the equator

Etymology

From {{inh, ang, gem-pro, aiskōną}}, from {{der, ang, ine-pro, *h₂eys-}}.

Anagrams

Scania

Old English

Alternative forms

{{alter, ang, ācsian, āxian, acsiġan, æscian, æxian, axian, axiġan, axiġean, āhsian, ahsian}}