forthwax
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English forthwaxen, from Old English forþweaxan (“to break forth, burst forth”), equivalent to forth- + wax (“to grow, increase”).
Verb[edit]
forthwax (third-person singular simple present forthwaxes, present participle forthwaxing, simple past and past participle forthwaxed)
- (intransitive, obsolete) To grow forth; grow to excess; increase; come on.