forwax

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To grow to excess; become huge; overgrow; swell. intransitive,obsolete
    — Horrible gret was, A forwoxen grome, Such Another neuer had he sain.

词形变化

forwaxes present,singular,third-person forwaxing participle,present forwaxed past forwaxed participle,past forwaxen participle,past

词源

From Middle English forwaxen, from Old English forweaxan (“to progress, grow too much, become overgrown”), equivalent to for- + wax (“to grow, increase”). Cognate with German verwachsen (“to grow together, heal over, overgrow”).
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