"wox" meaning in Middle English

See wox in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|var=1}} wox
  1. (Devon, Gloucestershire) alternative form of fox Tags: Devon, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fox
    Sense id: en-wox-enm-noun-rNg2cufZ Categories (other): Devon Middle English, Gloucestershire Middle English, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb form}} wox
  1. first/third-person singular past of waxen (“become”) Tags: first-person, form-of, past, singular, third-person Form of: waxen (extra: become)
    Sense id: en-wox-enm-verb-w~Ji-9qU Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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          "text": "He wox sodaineliche redde.",
          "translation": "Troilus and Criseyde",
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