forthwax

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verb

To grow forth; grow to excess; increase; come on.

OriginMiddle English forthwaxen ← Old English forþweaxan →
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Meanings

verbforthwax (third-person singular simple present forthwaxes, present participle forthwaxing, simple past and past participle forthwaxed)

present singular third person forthwaxes · participle present forthwaxing · participle past forthwaxed · past forthwaxed

  1. intransitiveobsoleteTo grow forth; grow to excess; increase; come on.

Origin

  1. Old Englishforþweaxan“to break forth, burst forth”
  2. Middle Englishforthwaxen
  3. Englishforthwax

From Middle English forthwaxen, from Old English forþweaxan (“to break forth, burst forth”), equivalent to forth- + wax (“to grow, increase”).

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forthwax. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forthwax

MLA

“forthwax.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forthwax. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forthwax,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forthwax.

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