eldertongue

Old English · noun

ascung

Normalised āscung

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈɑːs.kunɡ/
[ˈɑːs.kuŋɡ]
Syllables
ˈɑːs · kunɡ (2 syllables)
Modern English
questionasking

Meaning

  1. question

  2. inquiry

Declension

Declension of ascung
SingularPlural
Nominative āscungāscungaāscunge
Accusative āscungeāscungaāscunge
Genitive āscungeāscunga
Dative āscungeāscungum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aiskungu, equivalent to āscian + -ung. Cognate with Old Frisian āskinge, Old High German eiscunga, Middle Low German êschinge, Middle Dutch eischinge.

Descendants

asking

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