fyxen

Old English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfyk.sen/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *fuhsini; synchronically analyzable as fox + -en.

Noun

fyxen f

  1. vixen (female fox)
Declension
Descendants
  • Middle English: fixen, ffixen
    • English: vixen (< earlier fixen)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *fuhsīnaz, equivalent to fox + -en. Cognate with Old High German fuhsīn.

Adjective

fyxen

  1. (relational) fox: of or relating to foxes
  2. made of a fox's fur or pelt
Declension
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