Middle English Dictionary Entry

aske-fīse, -fīst n.
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Entry Info

Forms aske-fīse, -fīst n. Also (erroneously) askysye, naskkyste.
Etymology ON agent noun; cp. aske-baðie.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

Note: Cp. fise & fist (2).
1.
Fire-tender [lit., one who blows into the ashes]; -- prob. a term of contempt.
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