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waxen
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English waxen, from Old English weaxen, ?eweaxen, from Proto-Germanic *wahsanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *wahsijan? (“to wax, grow, increase”), equivalent to wax +? -en (past participle ending).
Adjective
waxen (comparative more waxen, superlative most waxen)
- (Britain, dialectal) Grown.
Etymology 2
Verb
waxen
- (archaic) alternative past participle of wax.
- (obsolete) plural simple present of wax
- 1540, Great Bible, Second Edition, Preface
- And they that occupye them been in muche savegarde, and have greate consolacyon, and been the readyer unto all goodnesse, the slower to all evyll: and if they have done anything amysse, anone even by the sight of the bookes, theyr conscvences been admonished, and they waxen sory and ashamed of the facte.
- 1579, Edmund Spenser, The Shepheardes Calender
- When the rayne is faln, the cloudes wexen cleare.
- 1590-97, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, II, i
- And then the whole quire hold their hips and laugh,
- And waxen in their mirth and neeze and swear
- A merrier hour was never wasted there.
- 1540, Great Bible, Second Edition, Preface
Etymology 3
From Middle English waxen (“made of wax”), from Old English weaxen (“waxen, made of wax”), equivalent to wax +? -en (“made of”).
Adjective
waxen (comparative more waxen, superlative most waxen)
- Made of wax; covered with wax.
- c. 1594, William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act II, Scene 4,[1]
- She is fair; and so is Julia that I love—
- That I did love, for now my love is thaw’d;
- Which, like a waxen image, ’gainst a fire,
- Bears no impression of the thing it was.
- c. 1594, William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act II, Scene 4,[1]
- Of or pertaining to wax.
- Having the pale smooth characteristics of wax, waxlike, waxy.
- 1950, Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast, Penguin, 1969, Chapter 28, p. 185,[2]
- It was hard to imagine that the broken thing had once been new; that those withered, waxen cheeks had been fresh and tinted. That her eyes had long ago glinted with laughter.
- 1950, Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast, Penguin, 1969, Chapter 28, p. 185,[2]
- (rare) Easily effaced, as if written in wax.
Derived terms
- waxen chatterer
- waxen image
Translations
Middle English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?waks?n/, /?w?ks?n/
Etymology 1
From Old English weaxan, from Proto-Germanic *wahsijan?.
Alternative forms
- waxenn, waxin, waxyn, waxe, wax, wexen, wexsyn, wexe, wexi, vexen
Verb
waxen
- To grow (become larger):
- To grow up; to become fully grown.
- To wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide).
- To grow up; to become fully grown.
- To increase in amount; to multiply
- To increase in magnitude; to magnify
- To appear; to arise.
- To change; to turn (to or into something)
- To become, to assume (a quality or state)
Usage notes
Already in Old English, this verb's conjugation varied; in Northumbria, the original class 6 conjugation was retained, while elsewhere, the verb went over to class 7; this variation persists in Middle English. Further variation results from levelling of forms during the Middle English period.
Conjugation
Derived terms
- faxwax
- wax
- waxyng
Descendants
- English: wax
- Scots: wax
References
- “waxen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
From wax (“wax”) +? -en (“infinitival ending”).
Alternative forms
- waxyn, waxe, wax, wexen
Verb
waxen
- to wax (apply wax to; cover in wax)
- (rare) to stop (a hole)
Conjugation
Descendants
- English: wax
References
- “waxen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3
From wax (“wax”) +? -en (“made of”).
Adjective
waxen
- (hapax) waxen (made of wax)
Descendants
- English: waxen
References
- “waxen, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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waxes
English
Noun
waxes
- plural of wax
Verb
waxes
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wax
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