wæstm
Middle English
Alternative forms
- wastum, wastme, wastom, wastun, westum, westm, wastm
Etymology
From Old English wæstm, from Proto-Germanic *wastmaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwastəm/, /ˈwɛstəm/
Noun
wæstm (plural wæstmes) (almost exclusively Early Middle English)
- The crops produced by a plant; the result of a harvest.
- The product or result of something; something's fruit.
- The shape or look or something; the manner something exists in.
- (rare) The progeny or children of something.
- (rare) The extent or notability of something.
Declension
Declension of wæstm
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative, accusative | wæstm | wæstmes, wæstmæs |
| genitive | wæstmes, wæstmæs | wæstme |
| dative | wæstme | wæstmen |
References
- “wastme (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-08.
Old English
Alternative forms
- ƿæstm
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wahstmaz, *wahsmaz, from the root of weaxan. Cognate with Old Saxon wastum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwæstm/
Noun
wæstm m (nominative plural wæstmas)
- growth; increase
- product; result
- fruit
- benefit
Descendants
- Middle English: wæstm