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un-wæstm

  • noun [ masculine ]
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un-wæstm, es, e; m. f. n.
an evil growth, a bad plant, a tare, weed
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  • Unwæstm (ða weód, Rush.)

    zizania,

    • Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 38.
  • Huona hafes unwæstm (ðæt weód, Rush.)

    unde habet zizania?

    • 13, 27.
  • Gié geadrias ðæt unwæstm,

    • 13, 28.
  • Ða unwæstma

    zizania,

    • 13, 30, 40.
  • Ðara wunwæstma

    zizaniorum,

    • 13, 36.
bad growth, failure of crops
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  • Eów unwæstm þurh unweder gelóme gelimpeþ,

    • Wulfst. 133, 6.
  • Gyf hit geweorðe ðæt on þeódscype becume heálíc ungelimp, unwæstm oððon unweder, orfcwealm oþðon mancwealm,

    • 170, 1.
  • Gif hwæt fǽrlíces on þeóde becymð, beón hit miswyderu oððon unwæstmas,

    • 271, 3.
  • Ús unwidera for oft weóldon unwæstma,

    • 129, 5: 159, 13.
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  • un-wæstm, n.