mixen

English

Etymology

Anglo-Saxon mixen, myxen, from meohx, meox, dung, filth; akin to English mist.

Noun

mixen (plural mixens)

1. A compost heap; a dunghill.

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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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German

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Etymology

Borrowed from English mix.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmɪksn̩/, /ˈmɪksən/

Verb

mixen (third-person singular simple present mixt, past tense mixte, past participle gemixt, auxiliary haben)

1. to mix (to stir two or more substances together)
2. to mix (music: to combine several tracks)

Synonyms

• (to stir substances): mischen
• (to combine several music tracks): mischen