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oxe

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See also: Oxe

Middle English

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oxe etynge grasses

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English oxa, from Proto-West Germanic *ohsō, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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oxe (plural oxen)

  1. ox

Usage notes

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The plurals oxes and exen are occasionally found.

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Descendants

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  • English: ox (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: ox

References

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Clipping of oxente.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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oxe!

  1. (Brazil) expresses surprise, dismay or admiration

Swedish

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oxe

Etymology

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From Old Swedish oxe, from Old Norse oxi, uxi, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn (bull).

Noun

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oxe c

  1. an ox; a neutered bovine bull, typically used as a beast of burden
  2. cattle, bovine creatures
  3. beef, meat of bovine (whether from ox, bull or cow)
  4. taurus (zodiac sign)

Declension

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See also

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Zodiac signs in Swedish (layout · text)
Väduren Oxen Tvillingarna Kräftan
Lejonet Jungfrun Vågen Skorpionen
Skytten Stenbocken Vattumannen Fiskarna

Further reading

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Unami

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Verb

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oxe

  1. (inanimate, intransitive) it is light
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References

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  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “oxe”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project