asshe

Middle English

/ˈaʃ(ə)/, /aʃ/

noun
Definitions
  • ashes the powdery matter produced by a fire, often used in medicine and cooking
  • The remnants of a lifeform generally after cremating
  • The matter which one's physical form is made of; bodily matter.
  • (figuratively) Death, mortality; the end of one's life.
  • (Christianity) Ashes utilised in ceremonies to represent forgiveness.
  • (rare) An ashpit.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English æsce inherited from *askā (ash) inherited from Proto-Germanic *askǭ (ash, ashes).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*askǭ

Gloss

ash, ashes

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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