Old English · noun
fyxe
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- weak n-stem
- IPA
- /ˈfyk.se/
- Syllables
- ˈfyk · se (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- vixenfox
Meaning
-
vixen (female fox)
Ærest on merce Cumb ðonne on grenan pytt ðonne on ðone torr æt mercecumbes æwielme ðonne on ðene waldes stan ðonne on ðone dic ðær esne ðone weg fordealf ðonon of dune on ðæs wælles heafod ðonne ðær of dune on broc oð tiddesford ðonne up on broc oð heottes dic to ðære flodan from ðære flodan of dūne ðær fyxan dic to broce gæð ⁊ ðonne of dune on broc oð sǣ.
847, Æthelwulf, Codex Diplomaticus Aevi Saxonici, published 1840:
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *fuhsijā, perhaps dissimilated from Proto-West Germanic *fuhsini, ultimately a female form derived from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz (“fox”).
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