waxen

verb form (old English)

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

In Jewish tradition

Meaning

An old past form of "wax," meaning grown or become: "waxen poor" means become poor. tree →

Examples

And if a man have no one to redeem it, and he be waxen rich and find sufficient means to redeem it; (Torah LEV.25.26, JPS 1917) tree →
And if thy brother be waxen poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee, thou shalt not make him to serve as a bondservant. (Torah LEV.25.39, JPS 1917) tree →
And I have led you forty years in the wilderness; your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot. (Torah DEU.29.5, JPS 1917) tree →
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit; therefore they are become great, and waxen rich; (Prophets JER.5.27, JPS 1917) tree →
And it came to pass, when Israel was waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to task-work, but did in no wise drive them out. (Prophets JDG.1.28, JPS 1917) tree →
And it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to taskwork, but did not utterly drive them out. (Prophets JOS.17.13, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

Early Modern English

Meaning

In the Torah it means having grown or become (rich or poor); in Andersen it means made of wax. tree →

Then and now

The "made of wax" sense is the same as today; the "grown or become" sense in the Torah sentences is old and no longer used.

Examples

And if a man have no one to redeem it, and he be waxen rich and find sufficient means to redeem it; (Torah LEV.25.26, JPS 1917) tree →
Then the little figures on the tree will become lively, and the little waxen angel at the top spread out his wings of gold-leaf, and fly down from his green perch. (Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen) tree →
And if thy brother be waxen poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee, thou shalt not make him to serve as a bondservant. (Torah LEV.25.39, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Today: grown; become.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «waxen» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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Trees and pragmatics of «waxen» in the Early Modern English dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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