Etymology

Askern

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Today it means: A town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5613). Full definition →

Old Norse askr ← Old English ærn
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  1. Old English · derived fromærn
  2. Old Norse · derived fromaskr
  3. English todayAskern

From Old Norse askr + Old English ærn (literally “building surrounded by ash trees”).

Words from the same roots

Old Norseaskr all →

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