aþexe

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *agiþahsijā (“lizard, newt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.θek.se/, [ˈɑː.ðek.se]

Noun

āþexe f

1. lizard
2. newt

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	āþexe	āþexan
accusative	āþexan	āþexan
genitive	āþexan	āþexena
dative	āþexan	āþexum

Descendants

• Middle English: aske, arske
  • English: ask, askard
  • Scots: ask, esk, awsk