"waxen" meaning in Middle English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈwaksən/, /ˈwɛksən/
Etymology: From wax (“wax”) + -en (“made of”). Etymology templates: {{af|enm|wax|-en|id1=wax|id2=made of|t1=wax|t2=made of}} wax (“wax”) + -en (“made of”) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} waxen
  1. (hapax) waxen (made of wax) Categories (topical): Materials, Moons, Oceanography
    Sense id: en-waxen-enm-adj-enm:made_of_wax Disambiguation of Materials: 20 12 9 13 12 7 6 12 6 2 Disambiguation of Moons: 35 14 14 7 7 6 5 9 5 1 Disambiguation of Oceanography: 52 15 15 6 3 3 0 6 0 0 Categories (other): Middle English hapax legomena
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /ˈwaksən/, /ˈwɛksən/
Etymology: From Old English weaxan, from Proto-West Germanic *wahsijan, from Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|weaxan}} Old English weaxan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*wahsijan}} Proto-West Germanic *wahsijan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*wahsijaną}} Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} waxen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-st|wax|wex|2a=wox|2s2=waxt|3a=wox|3s2=waxt|4a=wox|4a2=wex|c=7|c2=6|w=ed|y=2}} Forms: strong weak [table-tags], waxen [infinitive], to waxen [infinitive], waxe [infinitive], waxe [first-person, present, singular], wex [first-person, past, singular], wox [first-person, past, singular], waxed [first-person, past, singular], waxest [present, second-person, singular], waxt [present, second-person, singular], wexe [past, second-person, singular], woxe [past, second-person, singular], wex [past, second-person, singular], wox [past, second-person, singular], waxedest [past, second-person, singular], waxeth [present, singular, third-person], waxt [present, singular, third-person], wex [past, singular, third-person], wox [past, singular, third-person], waxed [past, singular, third-person], waxe [present, singular, subjunctive], wexe [past, singular, subjunctive], woxe [past, singular, subjunctive], waxed [past, singular, subjunctive], waxe [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], waxen [plural, present], waxe [plural, present], wexen [past, plural], wexe [past, plural], woxen [past, plural], woxe [past, plural], waxeden [past, plural], waxede [past, plural], waxeth [imperative, plural, present], waxe [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], waxynge [participle, present], waxende [participle, present], waxen [participle, past], ywaxen [participle, past], waxe [participle, past], ywaxe [participle, past], woxen [participle, past], ywoxen [participle, past], woxe [participle, past], ywoxe [participle, past], wexen [participle, past], ywexen [participle, past], wexe [participle, past], ywexe [participle, past], waxed [participle, past], ywaxed [participle, past]
  1. To grow (become larger):
    To grow up; to become fully grown.
    Categories (topical): Age
    Sense id: en-waxen-enm-verb-enm:to_grow Disambiguation of Age: 1 80 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 14
  2. To grow (become larger):
    To wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide).
    Sense id: en-waxen-enm-verb-enm:to_grow1
  3. To increase in amount; to multiply
    Sense id: en-waxen-enm-verb-hMQIi-JE
  4. To increase in magnitude; to magnify Categories (topical): Size
    Sense id: en-waxen-enm-verb-WQZGiljk Disambiguation of Size: 0 23 23 12 42 0 0 0 0 0
  5. To appear; to arise.
    Sense id: en-waxen-enm-verb-RO7rDnmb
  6. To change; to turn (to or into something)
    Sense id: en-waxen-enm-verb-13nCWK8b
  7. To become, to assume (a quality or state)
    Sense id: en-waxen-enm-verb-9Mf2njq-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: waxenn, waxin, wexsyn, wexe, wexi, vexen, waxyn, waxe, wax, wexen Derived forms: faxwax, wax, waxynge
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈwaksən/, /ˈwɛksən/
Etymology: From wax (“wax”) + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|enm|wax|-en|id1=wax|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix|t1=wax}} wax (“wax”) + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} waxen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|wax}} Forms: weak [table-tags], waxen [infinitive], to waxen [infinitive], waxe [infinitive], waxe [first-person, present, singular], waxed [first-person, past, singular], waxest [present, second-person, singular], waxedest [past, second-person, singular], waxeth [present, singular, third-person], waxed [past, singular, third-person], waxe [present, singular, subjunctive], waxed [past, singular, subjunctive], waxe [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], waxen [plural, present], waxe [plural, present], waxeden [past, plural], waxede [past, plural], waxeth [imperative, plural, present], waxe [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], waxynge [participle, present], waxende [participle, present], waxed [participle, past], ywaxed [participle, past]
  1. to wax (apply wax to; cover in wax)
    Sense id: en-waxen-enm-verb-enm:to_wax Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival) Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 51 49
  2. (rare) to stop (a hole) Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-waxen-enm-verb-eKuWJbL5 Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival) Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: waxyn, waxe, wax, wexen
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "faxwax"
    },
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    }
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      "form": "strong weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enm-conj-st",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "7/6 or weak in -ed",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "to waxen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
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      "form": "wex",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "wox",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "past",
        "singular"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "wex",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wox",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "waxt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "wex",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wox",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wexe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "woxe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
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      "form": "waxed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wexen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "wexe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "woxen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "woxe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxeden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ywaxen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ywaxe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "woxen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ywoxen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "woxe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ywoxe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wexen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ywexen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wexe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ywexe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ywaxed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "verb"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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        "2s2": "waxt",
        "3a": "wox",
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        "4a": "wox",
        "4a2": "wex",
        "c": "7",
        "c2": "6",
        "w": "ed",
        "y": "2"
      },
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    }
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "1 80 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 14",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Age",
          "orig": "enm:Age",
          "parents": [
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            "Time",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To grow (become larger):",
        "To grow up; to become fully grown."
      ],
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To grow (become larger):",
        "To wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide)."
      ],
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      "links": [
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        [
          "wax",
          "wax"
        ],
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          "rise"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "enm:to grow"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To increase in amount; to multiply"
      ],
      "id": "en-waxen-enm-verb-hMQIi-JE",
      "links": [
        [
          "increase",
          "increase"
        ],
        [
          "multiply",
          "multiply"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 23 23 12 42 0 0 0 0 0",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Size",
          "orig": "enm:Size",
          "parents": [
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To increase in magnitude; to magnify"
      ],
      "id": "en-waxen-enm-verb-WQZGiljk",
      "links": [
        [
          "increase",
          "increase"
        ],
        [
          "magnify",
          "magnify"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To appear; to arise."
      ],
      "id": "en-waxen-enm-verb-RO7rDnmb",
      "links": [
        [
          "appear",
          "appear"
        ],
        [
          "arise",
          "arise"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To change; to turn (to or into something)"
      ],
      "id": "en-waxen-enm-verb-13nCWK8b",
      "links": [
        [
          "change",
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        [
          "turn",
          "turn"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To become, to assume (a quality or state)"
      ],
      "id": "en-waxen-enm-verb-9Mf2njq-",
      "links": [
        [
          "become",
          "become"
        ],
        [
          "assume",
          "assume"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwaksən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɛksən/"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "waxenn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "waxin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "wexsyn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "wexe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "wexi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vexen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "waxyn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "waxe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "wax"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "wexen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "waxen"
}

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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From wax (“wax”) + -en (infinitival suffix).",
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      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "enm-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
    {
      "form": "waxen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "to waxen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxeden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ywaxed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "waxen",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wax"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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        "to wax (apply wax to; cover in wax)"
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        [
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          "wax"
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          "apply",
          "apply#English"
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        [
          "cover",
          "cover#English"
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        "enm:to wax"
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    {
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        {
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          "parents": [],
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        "to stop (a hole)"
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        [
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          "stop"
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        "(rare) to stop (a hole)"
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      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwaksən/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɛksən/"
    }
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "waxyn"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "waxe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "wax"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "wexen"
    }
  ],
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}

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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English hapax legomena",
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            "Fundamental"
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        {
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        "(hapax) waxen (made of wax)"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwaksən/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɛksən/"
    }
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}
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    "Middle English class 7 strong verbs",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms suffixed with -en (made of)",
    "Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Middle English verbs",
    "Middle English weak verbs",
    "enm:Age",
    "enm:Materials",
    "enm:Moons",
    "enm:Oceanography",
    "enm:Size"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "faxwax"
    },
    {
      "word": "wax"
    },
    {
      "word": "waxynge"
    }
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "wax"
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          "name": "desc"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      "name": "inh"
    }
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "class"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "waxe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wex",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wox",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wexe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "woxe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wex",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wox",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wex",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wox",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wexe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "woxe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wexen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wexe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "woxen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "woxe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxeden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ywaxen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ywaxe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "woxen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ywoxen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "woxe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ywoxe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wexen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ywexen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wexe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ywexe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "waxed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ywaxed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "waxen",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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        "2a": "wox",
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        "3s2": "waxt",
        "4a": "wox",
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        "c2": "6",
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        "y": "2"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "To grow (become larger):",
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          "grow"
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          "grow up",
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      ],
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        "enm:to grow"
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    {
      "glosses": [
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          "grow",
          "grow"
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        [
          "wax",
          "wax"
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        [
          "rise",
          "rise"
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      "senseid": [
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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          "increase"
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        [
          "multiply",
          "multiply"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To increase in magnitude; to magnify"
      ],
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        [
          "increase",
          "increase"
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        [
          "magnify",
          "magnify"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To appear; to arise."
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      "links": [
        [
          "appear",
          "appear"
        ],
        [
          "arise",
          "arise"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To change; to turn (to or into something)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "change",
          "change"
        ],
        [
          "turn",
          "turn"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To become, to assume (a quality or state)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "become",
          "become"
        ],
        [
          "assume",
          "assume"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwaksən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɛksən/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "waxenn"
    },
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      "word": "waxin"
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      "word": "wax"
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      "word": "wexe"
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      "word": "wexi"
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      "word": "vexen"
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      "form": "waxede",
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      "form": "-",
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      "form": "waxynge",
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      "form": "waxende",
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        "present"
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      "form": "waxed",
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        "(rare) to stop (a hole)"
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      "ipa": "/ˈwaksən/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈwɛksən/"
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      "word": "wax"
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      "word": "wexen"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "Middle English lemmas",
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}

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  "subsection": "adjective",
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}

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