ashen

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈæʃ.ən/

  • Audio(Southern England):

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• Rhymes:-æʃən

Etymology 1

FromMiddle Englishasshen,aisshen,esscen,fromOld Englishæsċen(“made of ashwood”),equivalent toash+‎-en(“made or consisting of”).Cognate withScotsaschin,eschin(“ashen”).

Adjective

ashen(comparativemoreashen,superlativemostashen)

1. Made from the wood of theash-tree.

   Anashenbow and quiver of arrows beside.

Derived terms

• ashenly
• ashenness

Translations

made of ash-wood

• Chinese:

  Mandarin:Sầm mộc chế／Sầm mộc chế

• Finnish:saarnipuinen
• German:eschen(de)
• Greek:μέλινος(el)(mélinos)

  Ancient:μέλινος(mélinos)

• Icelandic:úr eski(is)
• Ingrian:saarniin
• Irish:fuinseach
• Japanese:トネリコ tài chếの(tonerikozaisei no)
• Latin:fraxineus
• Old English:æsċen
• Polish:jesionowy(pl)m
• Portuguese:defreixo
• Russian:я́сеневый(ru)(jásenevyj)

Etymology 2

FromMiddle Englishasshen,axen(“ash-colored; pale; lifeless”),equivalent toash+‎-en(“made or consisting of”).

Adjective

ashen(comparativemoreashen,superlativemostashen)

1. Of or resemblingashes.

   A fine,ashendust hung in the air.

2. Ash-colored;pale;anemic

   Hisashenface belied his claims of good health.

3. Appalled;upset.
4. Anaemic.

Synonyms

• ashy,cineraceous,cinereous
• (sickly pale):See alsoThesaurus:pallid

Derived terms

• ashen-faced

Translations

of or resembling ashes

• Bulgarian:пепеляв(bg)(pepeljav)
• Czech:popelavý(cs)
• Finnish:tuhkainen
• French:cendré(fr)
• Japanese:Hôiの(hai no)
• Latin:cineraceus,cinereus,cinericius
• Polish:popielaty(pl)
• Portuguese:cinéreo(pt)
• Romanian:cenușiu(ro)
• Russian:пе́пельный(ru)(pépelʹnyj)

ash-colored; pale

• Czech:bledý(cs),sinalý(cs)
• Finnish:kelmeä(fi)
• French:cendré(fr),cendreux(fr)
• Greek:σταχτής(el)(stachtís)
• Latin:cinereus,cineraceus,cinericius
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål:askegrå

• Polish:blady(pl)
• Russian:се́рый(ru)(séryj)(of a face),пе́пельный(ru)(pépelʹnyj),пе́пельно-се́рый(ru)(pépelʹno-séryj,literally“ash-grey”)
• Scottish Gaelic:bàn-ghlas
• Spanish:ceniciento(es),lívido(es),pálido(es)

Etymology 3

Fromash+‎-en(verbal suffix).

Verb

ashen(third-person singular simple presentashens,present participleashening,simple past and past participleashened)

1. (transitive,intransitive)To turn intoash;make or becomeashy
2. (transitive,intransitive)To make or becomepale

Anagrams

• Ehsan,Haens,Hanes,Hanse,Sanhe,Shane,Shean,hanse,heans

Yola

Alternative forms

• oaskean

Etymology

FromMiddle Englishasshen, asken,fromOld Englishæsċe,fromProto-West Germanic*askā,fromProto-Germanic*askǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/aˈʃiːn/,/ɔːsˈkiːn/

Noun

ashen

1. ashes

   Synonym:ameal

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor,A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland,London: J. Russell Smith, published1867,page23