wax wode

verb

"wax-wode" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“wax wode” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To become angry because of something; be made angry by someone or something.

Corpus desk

Index EN-wax-wode · wax wode · English

wax wode · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "W" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for wax wode
PropertyValue
Headwordwax wode
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “wax wode” in English

wax woderanks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wax wode is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

wax wode has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English waxen wode. The correct English form is wax wode, spelled W-A-X- -W-O-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To become angry because of something; be made angry by someone or something.
  2. 2
    To be alienated from somebody; be overcome with repugnance for.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how wax wode appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. My hair stode up, I waxed wode, my synewes all did shake / And, as the fury had me vext, my teeth began to quake

Etymology

From Middle English waxen wode.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wax wode"?
"wax wode" is spelled W-A-X- -W-O-D-E.
What does "wax wode" mean?
As a verb, "wax wode" means: To become angry because of something; be made angry by someone or something.
What is the origin of the word "wax wode"?
From Middle English waxen wode. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list