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forwax

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
for-wax
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To grow to excess; become huge; overgrow; swell.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English forwaxen, from Old English forweaxan (“to progress, grow too much, become overgrown”), equivalent to for- + wax (“to grow, increase”). Cognate with German verwachsen (“to grow together, heal over, overgrow”).

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Usage

Inflected Forms

forwaxes (present, singular) forwaxing (participle, present) forwaxed (past) forwaxed (participle, past) forwaxen (participle, past)

Questions

What does forwax mean?
To grow to excess; become huge; overgrow; swell.
Where does forwax come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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