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Asker vs Asper - What's the difference?

asker | asper |

As nouns the difference between asker and asper

is that asker is alternative form of nodot=9 lang=en ("an eft or newt") while asper is rough breathing; a mark (#) indicating that part of a word is aspirated, or pronounced with h before it.

As an adjective asper is

rough or harsh; severe, stern, serious.

asker

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) aske, arske, from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • ("an eft or newt").

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The person who asks a question

    • Anagrams

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    asper

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) aspre (modern .

    Alternative forms

    * aspre

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Rough or harsh; severe, stern, serious.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • An asper sound.

    Noun

    (-)
  • (phonetics) Rough breathing; a mark (#) indicating that part of a word is aspirated, or pronounced with h before it.

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl), from (etyl) aspre or (etyl) aspro, both from (etyl)

    Alternative forms

    * aspron

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (historical) Any one of several small coins, circulated around the eastern Mediterranean area from the 12th to 17th centuries.
  • * , I.40:
    • And for ten Aspers you shall daily finde some amongst them, that will give themselves a deepe gash with a Scimitarie, either in their armes or thighes.

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