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waxed

verb, past tense of wax

«waxed» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Early Modern English

Meaning

To grow or become more of something, such as "waxed great" meaning "grew great". tree →

Then and now

Today "wax" means a candle material or the growing moon; "waxed" meaning "grew" or "became" is no longer used.

Examples

And the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great. (Torah GEN.26.13, JPS 1917) tree →
The Voyvode waxed wroth, and demanded a divorce. (Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore) tree →
And God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty. (Torah EXO.1.20, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Today: grew; became.

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