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ask

Ancestral Lore

Ancestral Lore of ask

from Proto-Germanic *aiskojanan
from Old English ascian "ask, call for an answer, make a request"
Middle English asken
earlier ahsian

Compare with ascian (noun)
See also ascung

ask verb

to say or otherwise communicate (something) in order to obtain an answer or information

ascian verb

Variant of ask: To say or otherwise communicate (something) in order to obtain an answer or information. transitive. With indirect or, less commonly, direct question

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Specific examples and quotes of ask

A pure, unadulterated word

"Be that as it may, I ask you: What is curiosity? What is inquisitiveness? Both pertain to the asking of questions — but — what does it mean to ask? What does it mean to have an inquiry or a curiosity?"

"Originals"
(Speed Well Dialogues)
by Sabina Nore

The modern dialectical ax is as old as the Old English ascian and used to be an accepted literary variant until circa 1600.

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~☉~	lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context
⚜	classic definition
☣	artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense