- fyxen
- 1. adj of a fox; 2. f (-ne/-na) she-fox, vixen
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Vixen — Vix en, n. [AS. fixen a she fox, for fyxen, fem. of fox. See {Fox}.] 1. A female fox. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. A cross, ill tempered person; formerly used of either sex, now only of a woman. Barrow. [1913 Webster] She was a vixen… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vixen — vixenish, vixenly, adj. /vik seuhn/, n. 1. a female fox. 2. an ill tempered or quarrelsome woman. [1375 1425; late ME (south); r. earlier fixen, ME (north), for OE fyxe, fem. of fox FOX (cf. fyxen (adj.) pertaining to a fox, OHG fuhsin (n.)… … Universalium
Middle English phonology — The phonology of Middle English is necessarily somewhat speculative, since it is preserved purely as a written language. Nevertheless, there is a very large corpus of Middle English. The dialects of Middle English vary greatly over both time and… … Wikipedia
fixen — see fyxen … Old to modern English dictionary
vixen — (n.) O.E. *fyxen (implied in adjective fyxan), fem. of fox (see FOX (Cf. fox), and Cf. M.H.G. vühsinne, Ger. füchsin). Solitary English survival of the Germanic feminine suffix en, in (Cf. O.E. gyden goddess; mynecen nun, from munuc … Etymology dictionary
vixen — noun 1》 a female fox. 2》 a spirited or quarrelsome woman. Derivatives vixenish adjective Origin ME fixen, perh. from OE fyxen of a fox … English new terms dictionary
vixen — [vik′sən] n. [ME (southern dial.) fixen < OE fyxe, she fox (or fyxen, adj., of a fox) < fox,FOX] 1. a female fox 2. an ill tempered, shrewish, or malicious woman vixenish adj. vixenishly adv … English World dictionary
vix´en|ly — vix|en «VIHK suhn», noun. 1. a female fox. 2. Figurative. a bad tempered or quarrelsome woman; shrew. termagant. ╂[unrecorded Old English fyxen, feminine of fox fox] –vix´en|ly, adjective, adverb … Useful english dictionary
vix|en — «VIHK suhn», noun. 1. a female fox. 2. Figurative. a bad tempered or quarrelsome woman; shrew. termagant. ╂[unrecorded Old English fyxen, feminine of fox fox] –vix´en|ly, adjective, adverb … Useful english dictionary
