Dictionary

ashen en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈæʃ.ən/
• [ˈæʃ.ən] ~ [ˈæʃ.n̩]
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English asshen, aisshen, esscen, from Old English æsċen (“made of ashwood”), equivalent to ash + -en (“made or consisting of”). Cognate with Scots aschin, eschin (“ashen”).

Meanings

1. Made from the wood of the ash-tree.
   • An ashen bow and quiver of arrows beside.

Forms

Deriveds

ashenly · ashenness

Translations (16)

pt de freixo (made of ash-wood) · fi saarnipuinen (made of ash-wood) · grc μέλινος (made of ash-wood) · ja トネリコ材製の (made of ash-wood) · ru я́сеневый (made of ash-wood) · la fraxineus (made of ash-wood) · it di frassino (made of ash-wood) · cmn 梣木製 /梣木制 (made of ash-wood) · izh saarniin (made of ash-wood) · cs jasanový (made of ash-wood) · is úr eski (made of ash-wood) · ga fuinseach (made of ash-wood) · el μέλινος (made of ash-wood) · ang æsċen (made of ash-wood) · de eschen (made of ash-wood) · pl jesionowy (made of ash-wood)

ashen en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈæʃ.ən/
• [ˈæʃ.ən] ~ [ˈæʃ.n̩]
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English asshen, axen (“ash-colored; pale; lifeless”). By surface analysis, ash + -en (“made or consisting of”).

Meanings

1. Of or resembling ashes.
   • A fine, ashen dust hung in the air.
2. Ash-colored; pale; anemic
   • His ashen face belied his claims of good health.
3. Appalled; upset.

Forms

Deriveds

ashen-faced · ashen knight

Synonyms

cinereous · ashy · cineraceous

Translations (34)

pl popielaty (of or resembling ashes) · cs sinalý (ash-colored; pale) · es pálido (ash-colored; pale) · ru пе́пельный (of or resembling ashes) · la cineraceus (ash-colored; pale) · cs popelavý (of or resembling ashes) · pl blady (ash-colored; pale) · ru се́рый (ash-colored; pale) · nb askegrå (ash-colored; pale) · es ceniciento (ash-colored; pale) · es lívido (ash-colored; pale) · fr cendré (ash-colored; pale) · la cinericius (ash-colored; pale) · fi tuhkainen (of or resembling ashes) · pt cinéreo (of or resembling ashes) · la cinereus (ash-colored; pale) · ja 灰の (of or resembling ashes) · la favillāticus (of or resembling ashes) · cs bledý (ash-colored; pale) · de aschig (of or resembling ashes) · la favillāceus (of or resembling ashes) · la cinereus (of or resembling ashes) · fi kelmeä (ash-colored; pale) · ro cenușiu (of or resembling ashes) · bg пепеляв (of or resembling ashes) · fr cendré (of or resembling ashes) · la cinericius (of or resembling ashes) · la cineraceus (of or resembling ashes) · ca cendrosenc (of or resembling ashes) · el σταχτής (ash-colored; pale) · ca cendrós (of or resembling ashes) · ru пе́пельный (ash-colored; pale) · fr cendreux (ash-colored; pale) · gd bàn-ghlas (ash-colored; pale)

ashen en · VERB · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /ˈæʃ.ən/
• [ˈæʃ.ən] ~ [ˈæʃ.n̩]
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-der.? Proto-Germanic *askǭ Proto-West Germanic *askā Old English æsce Middle English asshe English ash English -en English ashen From ash + -en (verbal suffix).

Meanings

1. (ambitransitive) To turn into ash; make or become ashy
2. (ambitransitive) To make or become pale

Forms