unweaxen

Old English

Etymology

un- +‎ weaxen (grown).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈunˌwæ͜ɑk.sen/

Adjective

unweaxen

  1. young, not grown
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      þǣr sē ġeonga ġewāt
      on þone eahtoðan dæġ
      Ēadgār of līfe,
      beorna bēahġifa.
      Feng his bearn syþþan
      tō cyneriċe
      ċild unwexen,
      eorla aldor,
      ðām wæs Ēadweard nama.
      On the eighth day [of July]
      the young Edgar,
      ring-giver of men,
      departed from life.
      His son then ascended
      to the throne,
      a child not yet grown,
      a king of earls,
      whose name was Edward.

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