vokse
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Danish waxæ, from Old Norse vaxa, from Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg-.
Verb
vokse
- to grow
Etymology 2
From voks + -e.
Verb
vokse
- to wax
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse vaxa.
Verb
vokse (imperative voks, present tense vokser, simple past vokste, past participle vokst, present participle voksende)
- 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)
- to wax (something: with wax)
Derived terms
- voksing
Related terms
- voks (wax)
References
- “vokse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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 voks/vokse)
- to wax (apply wax to something)
Derived terms
- voksing
Related terms
- voks
References
- “vokse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.