Reconstruction:Old English/fyxen

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Alternative forms

  • *fixen

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfyk.sen/

Noun

*fyxen f

  1. vixen (female fox)
    Synonym: fyxe

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative *fyxen *fyxenna, *fyxenne
accusative *fyxenne *fyxenna, *fyxenne
genitive *fyxenne *fyxenna
dative *fyxenne *fyxennum

Descendants

  • Middle English: fixene, fixen
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