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
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, 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
Declension of fyxen — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fyxen fyxenu, fyxnu, fyxeno, fyxno fyxen
Accusative fyxenne fyxene, fyxne fyxen
Genitive fyxenes, fyxnes fyxenre fyxenes, fyxnes
Dative fyxenum, fyxnum fyxenre fyxenum, fyxnum
Instrumental fyxene, fyxne fyxenre fyxene, fyxne
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fyxene, fyxne fyxena, fyxna, fyxene, fyxne fyxenu, fyxnu, fyxeno, fyxno
Accusative fyxene, fyxne fyxena, fyxna, fyxene, fyxne fyxenu, fyxnu, fyxeno, fyxno
Genitive fyxenra fyxenra fyxenra
Dative fyxenum, fyxnum fyxenum, fyxnum fyxenum, fyxnum
Instrumental fyxenum, fyxnum fyxenum, fyxnum fyxenum, fyxnum
Declension of fyxen — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fyxena, fyxna fyxene, fyxne fyxene, fyxne
Accusative fyxenan, fyxnan fyxenan, fyxnan fyxene, fyxne
Genitive fyxenan, fyxnan fyxenan, fyxnan fyxenan, fyxnan
Dative fyxenan, fyxnan fyxenan, fyxnan fyxenan, fyxnan
Instrumental fyxenan, fyxnan fyxenan, fyxnan fyxenan, fyxnan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fyxenan, fyxnan fyxenan, fyxnan fyxenan, fyxnan
Accusative fyxenan, fyxnan fyxenan, fyxnan fyxenan, fyxnan
Genitive fyxenra, fyxenena, fyxnena fyxenra, fyxenena, fyxnena fyxenra, fyxenena, fyxnena
Dative fyxenum, fyxnum fyxenum, fyxnum fyxenum, fyxnum
Instrumental fyxenum, fyxnum fyxenum, fyxnum fyxenum, fyxnum
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