þeów-weorc
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Servile work, work to be done by a slave Gif hwá freót forwyrce ... sý hé ðæs þeówweorces wyrðe ðe ðǽr tó gebyrige if any on forfeit his freedom ... let him have such servile work assigned him as pertains thereto, L. Ed. 9; Th. i. 164, 12.
mær-weorc
A great, splendid work,
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A great, splendid work, Ps. Th. 110, 4
heaðu-weorc
A work of war, a fight
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A work of war, a fight, Beo. Th. 5776; B. 2892
sigor-weorc
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A victorious work, a victory Sigorworca hréð, Cd. Th. 198, 2 ; Exod. 316
yfel-weorc
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Work of magic Yfeluoerc malificium, Rtl. 103, 1. Cf. yfel-dǽd, yfel-dǽde, ¶
web-tawa
thread for weaving
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Cf. next word
æcer-weorc
Field-work, agricultural labour ⬩ field-work, harvest-work
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Field-work, agricultural labour Fra[m] hys æcerweorce agresti bonus, Germ. 391, 60
Linked entry: weorc
weorc-sige
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Success in work Sigegyrd ic mé wege, wordsige and worcsige, Lchdm. i. 388, 15
hand-weorc
Handiwork, work done by the hand
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Handiwork, work done by the hand Handweorc Godes the work of God's hand, Cd. 167, Th. 209, 1; Exod. 492. Sinc hondweorc smiþa treasure, the handiwork of artificers, Exon. 105 b; Th. 401, 6; Rä. 21, 7. Þurh ðæt handweorc by manual labour, L. E.
Linked entry: hand-geweorc
weorc-cræft
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Skill in work, the art of mechanics Weorc-cræft mechanics (ors), An. Ox. 55, 6
weall-weorc
Wall-work ⬩ building
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Wall-work, building Ða gebróðra eodon tó ðam weallweorce, Homl. Th. ii. 166, 14, 25
Linked entry: weall-geweorc
eorþ-weorc
Earth-work ⬩ terræ ŏpus
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Earth-work; terræ ŏpus Híg on eorþweorcum gehýnede wǽron in terræ ŏpĕrĭbus premēbantur, Ex. 1, 14
niht-weorc
A work done at night
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A work done at night Nihtweorce ( the defeat of Grendel ) gefeh, Beo. Th. 1659; B. 827
wamm
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Ic under eorþan sceáwige wom wræcscrafu (? wrað-, MS. ) wráþra gésta, Exon. Th. 424, 18;Ru. 41, 41. -- Ná ðú be gewyrhtum, Wealdend, úrum, wommum wyrhtum woldest ús dón non secundum peccata nostra fecit nobis, Ps. Th. 102, 10
weorf-tord
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Th. 112, 6. v. preceding word
Linked entry: tord
weorc-wísung
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The direction of work Bisceopes dæg-weorc . . . weorcwísung be ðam ðe hit neód sý, L. I. P. 8; Th. ii. 314, 22
ciricsceat-weorc
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Work connected with the grain contributed as ciric-sceat. v. C. D. v. 162, 26: ii. 398, 20 (quoted under ciric*-*sceat)
bealu-ware
Baleful inhabitants ⬩ criminals ⬩ scelesti
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Baleful inhabitants, criminals; scelesti Ðæt ic bealuwara weorc gebiden hæbbe that I have endured the work of criminals, Rood Kmbl. 155; Kr. 79
Linked entry: bealo-ware
fyrn-weorc
An ancient work ⬩ the creation ⬩ priscum ŏpus ⬩ creātio
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An ancient work, the creation; priscum ŏpus, creātio Fyrnweorca Freá Lord of creation, Andr. Kmbl. 2819; An. 1412; Exon. 16 a; Th. 36, 20; Cri. 579
bóc-weorc
study
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Literary work, study Bisceopes dægweorc, ꝥ bið mid rihte his gebedu ǽrest, and ðonne his bócweorc, rǽding oððon rihting, lár oððon leornung, Ll. Th. ii. 314, 19