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forthwax

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
forth-wax
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

Etymology

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

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Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

forthwaxes (present, singular) forthwaxing (participle, present) forthwaxed (participle, past) forthwaxed (past)

Questions

What does forthwax mean?
To grow forth; grow to excess; increase; come on.
Where does forthwax come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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