To ask; to inquire or inquire of.
This
word is from Saxon, and is as
old as the English language. Formerly it was in
good use,
but now is regarded as a vulgarism. It is still dialectic in England, and is sometimes heard among the uneducated in the United States. "And Pilate axide him, Art thou
king of Jewis?" "Or if he axea fish." 'bdThe
king axed after your Grace's welfare."
Origin: OE. Axien and asken. See Ask.
Source: Websters Vocabulary