Forthwax

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 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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