oxa

See also: oxa-

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ohsō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈok.sɑ/

Noun

oxa m

1. ox

Usage notes

• Anglian dialects preserve the zero-grade suffix in the nominative plural, so it is œxen in the Mercian dialect and exen in the Northumbrian dialect.

Declension

Declension of oxa (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	oxa	oxan
accusative	oxan	oxan
genitive	oxan	oxena
dative	oxan	oxum

Derived terms

• oxanhierde (“oxherd”)
• Oxnaford (“Oxford”)

Descendants

• Middle English: oxe, hox, nox, occe, ocxe, okse, ox, oxhe, oxse
  • English: ox (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: ox

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