Forthwax
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To grow forth; grow to excess; increase; come on. intransitive, 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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