æske

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛskə/, [ˈɛsɡ̊ə]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse askr (“ash”).

Noun

æske c (singular definite æsken, plural indefinite æsker)

1. box
2. boxful

Inflection

Declension of æske

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	æske	æsken	æsker	æskerne
genitive	æskes	æskens	æskers	æskernes

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Low German êschen, eischen, from Old Saxon ēskōn.

Verb

æske (imperative æsk, infinitive at æske, present tense æsker, past tense æskede, perfect tense har æsket)

1. (rare) to urge (to press the mind or will of)