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smiþ-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
smiþ-cræft, es; m.

Smithcraft, the craft or art of the worker in metal or wood

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Smithcraft, the craft or art of the worker in metal or wood Wæs sum bróðor syndrilíce on smiþcræfte well gelǽred erat fabrili arte singularis Bd. 3, 14; S. 634, 14

tungol-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
tungol-cræft, es; m.

Star-craft ⬩ astronomy ⬩ astrology

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Star-craft, astronomy, astrology ðæt ys tungolcræft, Astralogia, Shrn. 152, 14. Tungelcræft astronomia, Hpt. Gl. 479, 47. Hí hí on tungolcræfte (astronomiae) lǽrdan, Bd. 4, 2; S. 565, 26. Wé rǽdaþ on tungelcræfte, ðæt seó sunne biþ hwíltídum þurh ðæs

syn-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
syn-cræft, es; m.

A sinful art

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A sinful art Ne syncræftas (scyn-, other MS. ) wé ne onhyrgen, Wulfst. 253,10

bóc-cræft

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Þes mónan oferhlýp wyxst wundorlíce æfter bóc*-*cræfte, Angl. viii. 308, 25. On þám bóccræfte fela híw synt ámearcode, þá synd on Lýden figure gecíged, 331, 2. Men þe wǽron geswincfulleste on bóccræfte men that studied most laboriously, Ll. Th. ii. 322

dreó-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
dreó-cræft, es; m.

Magical art, magic ⬩ magĭca ars

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Magical art, magic; magĭca ars Simon se drý þurh dreócræft worhte ǽrene næddran, and ða hie styredan Simon the sorcerer made brazen serpents by magic, and they moved of themselves, Homl. Blick. 173, 21

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lár-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
lár-cræft, es; m.

Knowledge ⬩ science

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Knowledge, science Ic íglanda eallra hæbbe lárcræftas onlocen. Salm. Kmbl. 5; Sal. 3

leás-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
leás-cræft, es; m.

deception

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A false art, deception Hé hié getýhþ tó eallum uncystum and tó ðære lufan ðisse worlde mid his leáscræftum he draws them to all vices and to the love of this world with his false arts, Blickl. Homl. 25, 12

leóþ-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
leóþ-cræft, es; m.

poetry ⬩ verse ⬩ a poem

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The art of poetry, poetry, verse, a poem Ðes leóþcræft hoc poema: ðás leóþcræftas hæc poemata [all the other cases are also given], Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 8, 16-21. Hé biþ swá ðeáh on leópcræfte ǽgðer ge lang ge sceort it [i of the genitive in certain words

leóþu-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
leóþu-cræft, es; m.
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Poetic art or skill, Elen. Kmbl. 2499; El. 1251

lyb-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
lyb-cræft, es; m.

Magic ⬩ witchcraft

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Magic, witchcraft, skill in the use of lybb Hió him sealdon áttor drincan ðæt mid myclen lybcræfte wæs geblanden, Blickl. Homl. 229, 12

tæl-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
tæl-cræft, es; m.

Arithmetic

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Arithmetic Mæg geseón ǽlc man ðe telcræftas ǽnig gesceád can ( that knows anything of arithmetic ), ðæt hit máre is ðonne þreó hund geára syððan ðyllíc feoh wæs farende on eorðan, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 699

eorþ-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-cræft, es; m.

Geometry

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Geometry Eorðcræft geometrica, Hpt. Gl. 479. 46

sang-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
sang-cræft, es; m.

the art of singing, music ⬩ an art of singing ⬩ the art of composing poetry

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the art of singing, music (vocal or instrumental) Sangcræft musica (in a list of the arts), Hpt. Gl. 479, 46. Wæs hé swýðest on cyricean sangcræft getýd Rómánisce þeáwe maxime modulandi in ecclesia more Romanorum peritum, Bd. 4, 2; S. 566, 19. On sangcræft

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getel-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
getel-cræft, es; m.

Arithmetic,

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Arithmetic, Hpt. Gl. 479

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swic-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
swic-cræft, es; m.

Deception, treachery, fraud

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Deception, treachery, fraud Se þurh swiccræft ( by treachery; but the Latin has in seditione ) manslyht geworhte, Mk. Skt. 15, 7. Deóflíce dǽda on swiccræftan, L. Eth. v. 25; Th. i. 310, 18: vi. 28; Th. i. 322, 18

dreám-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
dreám-cræft, es, m.

The art of music, music ⬩ musĭca

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The art of music, music; musĭca Gedéþ se dreámcræft ðæt se mon biþ dreámere the art of music causes the man to be a musician, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 54, 31

deófol-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
deófol-cræft, es; m.

Devil-craft, the black art, witchcraft ⬩ dæmoniăca ars

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Devil-craft, the black art, witchcraft; dæmoniăca ars Þurh dígolnesse deófolcræftes per dæmoniacæ artis arcāna, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 9. Hí nalæs mid deófolcræfte ac mid godcunde mægene gewélgade cóman illi non dæmoniaca sed divīna virtūte prædĭti veniēbant

ellen-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
ellen-cræft, es; m.

Strength, power ⬩ virtus, pŏtentia

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Strength, power; virtus, pŏtentia Ahebbaþ háligne heofena Drihten, usserne God ellencræfta exalt the holy Lord of heaven, our God of powers, Ps. Th. 98, 5

hell-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
hell-cræft, es; m.

Hellish art,

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Hellish art, Andr. Kmbl. 2205; An. 1104

hyge-cræft

(n.)
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hyge-cræft, es; m.

Mental power ⬩ intellect ⬩ wisdom

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Mental power, intellect, wisdom Ealle þeóde écne Drihten mid hygecræfte herigan let all nations praise the Lord with the powers of their minds, Ps. Th. 116, 1: 118, 61, 73. Gif ðú mé ðínne hygecræft hylest and ðíne heortan geþohtas if thou dost conceal