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Wex vs Hex - What's the difference?

wex | hex |

As nouns the difference between wex and hex

is that wex is obsolete form of wax while hex is an evil spell or curse.

As verbs the difference between wex and hex

is that wex is obsolete form of wax while hex is to put a hex (a spell, especially an evil spell) on.

wex

English

Noun

(-)
    • (Chaucer)

    Verb

    (es)
  • * Dryden
    • Each wexing moon.
    (Webster 1913) ----

    hex

    English

    (wikipedia hex)

    Etymology 1

    First attested about 1830, from (etyl)

    Verb

  • To put a hex (a spell, especially an evil spell) on.

    • Noun

    (hexes)
  • An evil spell or curse.
  • A witch.
  • (rare) A spell (now rare but still found in compounds such as hex sign and hexcraft).

    • Etymology 2

    Short for hexadecimal.

    Noun

    (-)
  • (computing, informal)

    • Etymology 3

    Short for hexagon.

    Noun

    (es)
  • A hexagonal space on a game board.
  • a hexagon-shaped item of rock climbing equipment intended to be wedged into a crack or other opening in the rock.

    • See also

    (climbing) nut

    References

    English terms with multiple etymologies