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Old English · adjective

fyxen

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈfyk.sen/
Syllables
ˈfyk · sen (2 syllables)
Modern English
vixenfoxesfoxfox'sfurpelt

fyxen1 · adjective

Senses

  1. fox: of or relating to foxes

  2. made of a fox's fur or pelt

Declension

Strong declension of fyxen
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative fyxenfyxenufyxnufyxenofyxnofyxen
Accusative fyxennefyxenefyxnefyxen
Genitive fyxenesfyxnesfyxenrefyxenesfyxnes
Dative fyxenumfyxnumfyxenrefyxenumfyxnum
Instrumental fyxenefyxnefyxenrefyxenefyxne
Plural
Nominative fyxenefyxnefyxenafyxnafyxenefyxnefyxenufyxnufyxenofyxno
Accusative fyxenefyxnefyxenafyxnafyxenefyxnefyxenufyxnufyxenofyxno
Genitive fyxenrafyxenrafyxenra
Dative fyxenumfyxnumfyxenumfyxnumfyxenumfyxnum
Instrumental fyxenumfyxnumfyxenumfyxnumfyxenumfyxnum
Weak declension of fyxen
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative fyxenafyxnafyxenefyxnefyxenefyxne
Accusative fyxenanfyxnanfyxenanfyxnanfyxenefyxne
Genitive fyxenanfyxnanfyxenanfyxnanfyxenanfyxnan
Dative fyxenanfyxnanfyxenanfyxnanfyxenanfyxnan
Instrumental fyxenanfyxnanfyxenanfyxnanfyxenanfyxnan
Plural
Nominative fyxenanfyxnanfyxenanfyxnanfyxenanfyxnan
Accusative fyxenanfyxnanfyxenanfyxnanfyxenanfyxnan
Genitive fyxenrafyxenenafyxnenafyxenrafyxenenafyxnenafyxenrafyxenenafyxnena
Dative fyxenumfyxnumfyxenumfyxnumfyxenumfyxnum
Instrumental fyxenumfyxnumfyxenumfyxnumfyxenumfyxnum

fyxen2 · noun · feminine

Senses

  1. vixen (female fox)

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of fyxen
SingularPlural
Nominative fyxenfyxennafyxenne
Accusative fyxennefyxennafyxenne
Genitive fyxennefyxenna
Dative fyxennefyxennum

All forms (22)

Etymology

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

From Proto-West Germanic *fuhsini, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsinī (“vixen”), equivalent to fox + -en.

Descendants

vixen

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