un-wēod

un-wēod, n.n: a noxious weed (literal or metaphorical). (UN-WAY-odd / ˈʌn-ˌweːɔd)

Medieval manuscript image of a man wearing a conical hat with an eagle head on top using a tool made of two long sticks and curved metal ends to cut weeds.
Fécamp Psalter; France, c. 1180; The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 76 F 13, f. 7r. [wga.hu]

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