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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1400, 1515
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Askis, n. pl. [ME. askes (also asken), pl. of aske, ON. aska, OE. asce, axe: cf. As n.1] Ashes. a1400 Legends of the Saints xvii. 187.
Scho bad thame hyre in askis lay a1400 Ib. xlvii. 102.
In askis smal it can son bryne c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 1399.
Askes [of a body] c1515 Asloan MS II. 254/218.
Cold as askis ded
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