"asches" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Forms: asshes [alternative], askes [alternative], askez [alternative], asskes [alternative], eskys [alternative], askis [alternative, Northern], asskess [alternative, Ormulum]
Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|remains}} Head templates: {{head|enm|noun form}} asches
  1. (especially East Midland, West Midland, Northern) plural of asche (“ashes”) Tags: East, Midlands, Northern, especially, form-of, plural Form of: asche (extra: ashes)
    Sense id: en-asches-enm-noun-lbpG0Azu Categories (other): East Midland Middle English, Northern Middle English, West Midland Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: esshys [alternative]
Etymology: The spelling of this entry has been normalized according to the principles established by Wiktionary's editor community or recent spelling standards of the language. Etymology templates: {{normalized}} The spelling of this entry has been normalized according to the principles established by Wiktionary's editor community or recent spelling standards of the language., {{etymid|enm|ash trees}} Head templates: {{head|enm|noun form}} asches
  1. plural of asch Tags: form-of, plural Form of: asch
    Sense id: en-asches-enm-noun-r8RLePeb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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