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ashen

adj.
US //ˈæʃən// UK //ˈæʃən// ashen
Synonyms
Etymology 1

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”).

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

From ash + -en (verbal suffix).

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