For whan ony schalle dye, the lyghte begynnethe to chaunge and to wexe dym.
And zif venym or poysoun be broughte in presence of the dyamand, anon it begynnethe to wexe moyst and for to swete.
The cheynes yet we[rh] alle faste, The geaunte wexe nere wode, 2912 Richard blewe his horne in haste, Richard blows his That was both shrille and goode.
Thou most eek shewe thy sinne by thyn owene propre mouth, but thou be wexe doumb, and nat by no lettre; for thou that hast doon the sinne, thou shalt have the shame therfore.
Yet hadde I lever spenden al the good Which that I have (and elles wexe I wood!
And therfore seith Salomon: "he that hasteth him to bisily to wexe riche shal be noon innocent.
But wel I woot expres, with-oute lye, God bad us for to wexeand multiplye; That gentil text can I wel understonde.
After hir disposicioun, And yaf hem eek duracioun, Some to wexe and wane sone, 2115 As dooth the faire whyte mone, And leet hem gon.
Chaucer, but chiefly with the secondary sense of 'importance'; see Kn.
And thus this god, thorgh his meryte, Wol with som maner thing thee quyte, 670 So that thou wolt be of good chere.
For if a king the peril understood 150 What is to slee the people, thanne, I gesse, The deedly werres and the hevinesse Wher-of the pees distourbed is ful ofte, Shulde at som tyme cesse and wexe softe.
At those proud words that other knight begonne 8 To wexe exceeding wroth, and him ared To turne his steede about, or sure he should be ded.
For to wexe olde at home in idlenesse Is disadventrous, and quite fortunelesse: 100 Abroad, where change is, good may gotten bee.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "wexe" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
