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)

1. The crops produced by a plant; the result of a harvest.
2. The product or result of something; something's fruit.
3. The shape or look or something; the manner something exists in.
4. (rare) The progeny or children of something.
5. (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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wahstmaz, *wahsmaz, from the root of weaxan. Cognate with Old Saxon wastum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wæstm/

Noun

wæstm m (nominative plural wæstmas)

1. fruit
   • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

     Hit is weliġ þis ēalond on wæstmum ⁊ on trēowum misenlīcra cynna; ⁊ hit is ġesċræpe on lǣwe sċēapa ⁊ nēata; ⁊ on sumum stōwum wīnġeardas grōwaþ.

     This island is rich in fruits and trees of various kinds; and it is suitable for the pasture of sheep and cattle; and in some places vineyards grow.

2. growth; increase
3. product; result
4. benefit
5. stature, height
   • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Andrew the Apostle"

     "Zachéus wæs sum rice mann, and cepte þæs Hælendes fær, and wolde geseon hwilc hé wære; ac he ne mihte for ðære menigu ðe him mid ferde, forðan ðe hé wæs scort on wæstme.

     "Zacchæus was a rich man, and had observed the Saviour's course, and would see who he was; but he could not for the many that went with him, because he was short of stature.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	wæstm	wæstmas
accusative	wæstm	wæstmas
genitive	wæstmes	wæstma
dative	wæstme	wæstmum

Descendants

• Middle English: wastum