fyxen

Old English

Alternative forms

fixen

Etymology

From West Germanic *fuhsinnju, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsinjō. Related to Old High German *fuhsinna (German Füchsin). Corresponding to fox +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfyksen/, [ˈfyksen]

Noun

fyxen f

female fox, vixen

Declension

Declension of fyxen (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	fyxen	fyxenna, fyxenne
accusative	fyxenne	fyxenna, fyxenne
genitive	fyxenne	fyxenna
dative	fyxenne	fyxennum

Descendants

Middle English: fixen, vixen
- English: vixen (< earlier fixen)

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