"forthwax" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: forthwaxes [present, singular, third-person], forthwaxing [participle, present], forthwaxed [participle, past], forthwaxed [past]
Etymology: From Middle English forthwaxen, from Old English forþweaxan (“to break forth, burst forth”), equivalent to forth- + wax (“to grow, increase”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|forthwaxen}} Middle English forthwaxen, {{inh|en|ang|forþweaxan||to break forth, burst forth}} Old English forþweaxan (“to break forth, burst forth”), {{prefix|en|forth|wax|t2=to grow, increase}} forth- + wax (“to grow, increase”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} forthwax (third-person singular simple present forthwaxes, present participle forthwaxing, simple past and past participle forthwaxed)
  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To grow forth; grow to excess; increase; come on. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-forthwax-en-verb-Wl-cmaex Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with forth-

Inflected forms

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