waxen

1. (archaic) alternative past participle of wax.alternativearchaicform-ofparticiplepast

1. (obsolete) plural simple present of waxExamples: "And they that occupye them bene in moche ſauegarde, and hauen greate conſolacyon, and bene the readyer vnto all goodnes, the ſlower to all euyll, and yf they haue done any thing amyſe, anone euen by the ſyght of the bookes theyꝛ conſciences bene admoniſhed, and they waxen ſoꝛy ⁊ aſhamed of the facte."; "When the rayne is faln, the cloudes wexen cleare."; "and then the whole Quire hould their hippes, and loffe, and waxen in their myrth, and neeze, and ſweare a merrier hower was neuer waſted there."form-ofobsoletepluralpresent

1. (rare) Easily effaced, as if written in wax.rare