- weaxen
- 1. adj waxen, made of wax?; 2. past part of weaxan
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
weaxen
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waxen — waxen1 /wak seuhn/, adj. 1. made of or covered, polished, or treated with wax. 2. resembling or suggesting wax: Illness gave his face a waxen appearance. 3. weak, manageable, or impressionable: The minds of young children are waxen. [bef. 1000;… … Universalium
forðweaxan — sv/i7 3rd pres forðwiexð past forðwéox/on ptp is forðweaxen to break forth, burst forth … Old to modern English dictionary
wax — {{11}}wax (n.) substance made by bees, O.E. weax, from P.Gmc. *wakhsan (Cf. O.S., O.H.G. wahs, O.N. vax, Du. was, Ger. Wachs); cognate with O.C.S. vasku, Lith. vaЕЎkas, Pol. wosk, Rus. vosk wax (but these may be from Gmc.). Waxworks … Etymology dictionary
waxen — I wax•en [[t]ˈwæk sən[/t]] adj. 1) made of or covered, polished, or treated with wax 2) pallid: the waxen face of illness[/ex] 3) malleable; pliable; impressionable • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE weaxen; see wax I, en II II wax•en [[t]ˈwæk… … From formal English to slang
