"oxen" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɑksən/ [General-American], /ˈɒksən/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-oxen.ogg [US]
Rhymes: (General American) -ɑksən, (Received Pronunciation) -ɒksən Etymology: From Middle English oxen, from Old English oxan, from Proto-West Germanic *ohsan, from Proto-Germanic *uhsniz, nominative and accusative plural of *uhsô (“ox”), equivalent to ox + -en (plural ending). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|oxe|oxen}} Middle English oxen, {{inh|en|ang|oxa|oxan}} Old English oxan, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*ohsō|*ohsan}} Proto-West Germanic *ohsan, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*uhsô|*uhsniz}} Proto-Germanic *uhsniz, {{m|gem-pro|*uhsô|t=ox}} *uhsô (“ox”), {{af|en|ox|-en|id2=plural|pos2=plural ending}} ox + -en (plural ending) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} oxen (not comparable)
  1. Of, relating to, or resembling an ox; oxlike Tags: not-comparable Related terms: olly olly oxen free
    Sense id: en-oxen-en-adj-65YiC7h5 Categories (other): English adjectives ending in -en, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English adjectives ending in -en: 60 40 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 89 11

Noun

IPA: /ˈɑksən/ [General-American], /ˈɒksən/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-oxen.ogg [US]
Rhymes: (General American) -ɑksən, (Received Pronunciation) -ɒksən Etymology: From Middle English oxen, from Old English oxan, from Proto-West Germanic *ohsan, from Proto-Germanic *uhsniz, nominative and accusative plural of *uhsô (“ox”), equivalent to ox + -en (plural ending). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|oxe|oxen}} Middle English oxen, {{inh|en|ang|oxa|oxan}} Old English oxan, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*ohsō|*ohsan}} Proto-West Germanic *ohsan, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*uhsô|*uhsniz}} Proto-Germanic *uhsniz, {{m|gem-pro|*uhsô|t=ox}} *uhsô (“ox”), {{af|en|ox|-en|id2=plural|pos2=plural ending}} ox + -en (plural ending) Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} oxen
  1. plural of ox Tags: form-of, plural Form of: ox
    Sense id: en-oxen-en-noun-4fBD4uWd Categories (other): English plurals in -en, English terms suffixed with -en (plural) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (plural): 27 73

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