different between askew vs aske

English

Alternative forms

• askue, ascue, askoye, a skew

Etymology

From Old Norse á ská (“askew, askance”), equivalent to a- +? skew. Compare Icelandic á ská (“diagonally”), Danish skrå (“slanting, oblique”), German Schräge (“slope, slant”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??skju?/
• Rhymes: -u?

Adjective

askew

1. Turned or twisted to one side.
2. (figuratively) Untoward, unfavourable.

Translations

Adverb

askew (comparative more askew, superlative most askew)

1. Tilted to one side.

   He wore his hat askew

Translations

Related terms

• skew-whiff

Anagrams

• wakes, wekas

English

Verb

aske (third-person singular simple present askes, present participle asking, simple past and past participle asked)

1. Obsolete spelling of ask

Anagrams

• Kase, akes, keas, KEAS, kesa, sake, saké, seak

Basque

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /as?.ke/

Adjective

aske (comparative askeago, superlative askeen, excessive askeegi)

1. free, independent
2. (mathematics) independent

Declension

Adverb

aske (comparative askeago, superlative askeen, excessive askeegi)

1. freely

Further reading

• “aske” in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus
• “aske” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Danish askæ, from Old Norse aska, from Proto-Germanic *ask?.

Noun

aske c (singular definite asken, plural indefinite asker)

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Inflection

Verb

aske (imperative ask, infinitive at aske, present tense asker, past tense askede, perfect tense har asket)

1. ash

Etymology 2

See ask

Noun

aske c

1. indefinite plural of ask

Hausa

Verb

ask? (grade 4)

1. to shave (usually the head)

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English ?þexe.

Alternative forms

• arske

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ask(?)/

Noun

aske

1. A newt or a reptile that resembles one.

Synonyms

• newte
• evete

Descendants

• English: ask, askard
• Scots: ask, esk, awsk

References

• “aske, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-26.

Etymology 2

Noun

aske

1. Alternative form of asshe (“burnt matter”)

Etymology 3

Verb

aske

1. Alternative form of axen (“to ask”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse aska

Noun

aske m or f (definite singular aska or asken)

1. ash (or ashes) (powdery residue left after burning a substance)

Derived terms

• askebeger
• flygeaske

See also

• oske (Nynorsk)

References

• “aske” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

West Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??sk?/

Noun

aske n (plural askes)

1. Diminutive of as