"fox" meaning in Middle English

See fox in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fɔks/ Forms: foxes [plural], fox [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔks Etymology: From Old English fox, from Proto-West Germanic *fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|fox}} Old English fox, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*fuhs}} Proto-West Germanic *fuhs, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*fuhsaz}} Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} fox, {{enm-noun|pl=foxes|pl2=fox}} fox (plural foxes or fox)
  1. A fox or its fur.
    Sense id: en-fox-enm-noun-3zOShaPw
  2. A liar or schemer. Categories (lifeform): Canids
    Sense id: en-fox-enm-noun-4rFKYk0- Disambiguation of Canids: 20 80 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: vox, wox
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