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forthwax

forthwax verb: to grow forth; grow to excess; increase; come on.

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.

Forms of forthwax

third-person singular presentforthwaxes
present participleforthwaxing
past participleforthwaxed
pastforthwaxed

Origin of forthwax

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

Questions about forthwax

What does forthwax mean?
Forthwax means to grow forth; grow to excess; increase; come on.
What part of speech is forthwax?
Forthwax is a verb.
What is the past tense of forthwax?
The past tense of forthwax is forthwaxed.

Words near forthwax in the dictionary

  1. forthtell
  2. forthtelling
  3. forthtells
  4. forthtold
  5. forthward
  6. forthwax
  7. forthwaxed
  8. forthwaxes
  9. forthwaxing
  10. forthwith
  11. forthwithal

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