
Why ‘ache’ ought to be written ‘ake’. - word histories
Oct 29, 2017 · The spelling ‘ache’ (erroneously derived from Greek ‘ákhos’) instead of ‘ake’ is largely due to Samuel Johnson in A Dictionary of the English Language (1755).
ache - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jan 7, 2025 · ache (plural aches) Continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain. Synonyms: see Thesaurus: pain Antonyms: pang, throe
ake - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Mar 22, 2025 · ake (third-person singular simple present akes, present participle aking, simple past aked or oke, past participle aked or aken) Archaic spelling of ache. instead he went with the rogues to supper in an arbour, though it made his heart " " to listen to their mad talk. ake (plural akes) Archaic spelling of ache.
AKE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of AKE is obsolete variant of ache.
Etymology of "ache" by etymonline
Originally the verb was pronounced "ake," the noun "ache" (as in speak/speech). The noun changed its pronunciation to conform to the verb, but the spelling of both was changed to ache c. 1700 on a false assumption of a Greek origin (specifically Greek akhos "pain, distress," which rather is a distant relation of awe (n.)).
「ache」の語源、由来・英語語源辞典・エティモンライン
"痛みや痛みがある、痛む" 1875年、ジョージ・エリオットの手紙で初めて記録され、ache (n.) + -y (2) から派生しました。 中英語には akeful "痛みを伴う" (15世紀初頭)がありました。
ache: meaning, synonyms - WordSense
Historically the verb was spelled ake, and the noun ache. The verb came to be spelled like the noun when lexicographist Samuel Johnson mistakenly assumed that it derived from Ancient Greek ἄχος ("pain") due to the similarity in form and meaning of the two words.
An Etymological Headache - OUPblog
Jan 18, 2012 · To an etymologist ache is one of the most enigmatic words. Although it has been attested in Old English, its unquestionable cognates in other languages are few. Low (that is, northern) German dialects have äken “hurt, fester,” ake “finger inflammation; whitlow; secretion from the eye,” and the like.
ake: meaning, definition - WordSense
What does ake mean? ake in. " instead he went with the rogues to supper in an arbour, though it made his heart "ake" to listen to their mad talk. " The ake of months of a growing firenlust became a rising queem til at last there was the burst of loosing that almost made his knees buckle. Maori.
Reference List - Ache - King James Bible Dictionary
ACHE, verb intransitive ake. [Gr. to ache or be in pain. The primary sense is to be pressed. Perhaps the oriental to press.] 1. To suffer pain; to have or be in pain, or in continued pain; as, the head aches. 2. To suffer grief, or extreme grief; to be distressed; as the heart aches. ACHE, noun ake. Pain, or continued pain, in opposition to ...
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