æsc

Meaning

1. ash tree

2. spear

   wǣpen wælġīfru, · wyrd sēo mǣre, ond þās stānhleoþu · stormas cnyssað,

   The warriors took away the strength of spears, killing-greedy weapons, the fate is famous and the storms hit these stone slopes,

   Eorlas fornōman · asca þrȳþe,

3. a kind of small, light Viking ship used for raids

4. the runic character (/æ(ː)/)

   biþ oferhēah, eldum dȳre, stīþ on staþule; stede rihte hylt þēah him feohtan on fīras moniġe.

   Ash is towering, beloved of men Stiff in its station, holds to it steadfastly Though many men battle against it.

   The Old English rune poem

5. The name of the Latin script letter Æ/æ..

Declension