Oxen

See also: oxen

Swedish

Oxen

Etymology

Affix of oxe (“ox”) +‎ -en (“the”). Semantic loan from Latin taurus (“bull”). Attested since 1567.

Proper noun

Oxen n

  1. (astronomy) Taurus (astrological sign)

See also

  • oxens öga (“Aldebaran”)
Zodiac signs in Swedish (layout · text)
Väduren ♈︎ Oxen ♉︎ Tvillingarna ♊︎ Kräftan ♋︎
Lejonet ♌︎ Jungfrun ♍︎ Vågen ♎︎ Skorpionen ♏︎
Skytten ♐︎ Stenbocken ♑︎ Vattumannen ♒︎ Fiskarna ♓︎

References

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