oxe

See also: Oxe

Middle English

oxe etynge grasses

Alternative forms

• hox, nox, occe, ocxe, okse, ox, oxhe, oxse

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔks(ə)/

Noun

oxe (plural oxen)

1. ox

Usage notes

The plurals oxes and exen are occasionally found.

Related terms

• oxeherde
• oxtonge

Descendants

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

References

• “oxe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoʃ/, IPA^(key): /ˈoʃe/, IPA^(key): /ˈoʃi/

Interjection

1. (chiefly Northeast Brazil) Clipping of oxente.

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Swedish

oxe

Etymology

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

Noun

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

Declension of oxe

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	oxe	oxes
	definite	oxen	oxens
plural	indefinite	oxar	oxars
	definite	oxarna	oxarnas

Related terms

• oxbär
• oxbiff
• oxbringa
• oxdans
• Oxen
• Oxenstierna
• oxgalla
• oxgroda
• oxhare
• oxhuvud
• oxhyvel
• oxlägg
• oxöga
• oxpiska
• oxspatt
• oxstyng
• oxsvanssoppa
• oxtunga

See also

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

Further reading

• oxe in Svensk ordbok.