fixene

fixene
fixen(e
obs. forms of vixen.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • vixen — [15] The only Old English word on record for a ‘female fox’ is fyxe. Fixene first appears in the late Middle English period. It was formed using the suffix en, denoting ‘female’. This was once quite common – Old English had biren ‘female bear’,… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • vixen — [15] The only Old English word on record for a ‘female fox’ is fyxe. Fixene first appears in the late Middle English period. It was formed using the suffix en, denoting ‘female’. This was once quite common – Old English had biren ‘female bear’,… …   Word origins

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