vokse

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Danish waxæ, from Old Norse vaxa, from Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg-.

Verb

vokse

1. to grow

Etymology 2

From voks +‎ -e.

Verb

vokse

1. to wax

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vaxa.

Verb

vokse (imperative voks, present tense vokser, simple past vokste, past participle vokst, present participle voksende)

1. to grow (get bigger)

Derived terms

• kortvokst
• penger vokser ikke på trær
• viltvoksende

See also

• veksa, vekse (Nynorsk)

Etymology 2

From the noun voks.

Verb

vokse (imperative voks, present tense vokser, simple past and past participle voksa or vokset, present participle voksende)

1. to wax (something: with wax)

Derived terms

• voksing

Related terms

• voks (wax)

References

• “vokse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• voksa

Etymology

From the noun voks

Verb

vokse (present tense voksar, past tense voksa, past participle voksa, passive infinitive voksast, present participle voksande, imperative vokse/voks)

1. to wax (apply wax to something)

Derived terms

• voksing

Related terms

• voks

References

• “vokse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.