Middle English Dictionary Entry

-en suf.(1)
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Forms -en suf.(1)
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1.
Derivational suffix occurring in a few nouns denoting females (not formative in ME): fix-en she-fox [OE fyx-en: fox], minch-en nun [OE mynec-en nun: munec monk].
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