waxyng
Middle English
Alternative forms
- waxynge, waxing, waxinge, wexynge, wexing, wexinge, wexenge, waxand
Etymology
From waxen (“to grow”) + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwaksinɡ(ə)/, /ˈwɛksinɡ(ə)/
Noun
waxyng (plural waxynges)
- growth, development
- waxing (of the moon); rising (of tides)
- (rare) enlargement
- (rare) increase, plenty
Descendants
- English: waxing
References
- “waxing(e, ger.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.