asshen

Middle English

Alternative forms

asshyn, asshene, aschen, aisshen, aisshene, esscen

Etymology 1

From Old English æscen (“made of ashwood”); equivalent of asshe +‎ -en.

Adjective

asshen

Made from ashwood.

Descendants

English: ashen

References

“asshen, adj.(1)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 26 April 2018.

Alternative forms

axen

Etymology 2

From asshe (from Old English æsc, æscas) + -en.

Adjective

asshen

Ash-coloured; pale.
(by extension) Lifeless.

Descendants

English: ashen

References

“asshen, adj.(2)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 26 April 2018.

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