ǽ-cræft
Law-craft and its result ⬩ legis peritia et vires inde oriundæ
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Law-craft and its result; legis peritia et vires inde oriundæ Ǽcræft eorla law-craft of men, Elen. Kmbl. 869; El. 435: Cd. 173; Th. 217, 7; Dan. 19
beadu-cræft
War-craft ⬩ strength in war ⬩ bellica vis
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War-craft, strength in war; bellica vis Ðé gúþgewinn þurh hǽðenra hilde wóman, beorna beaducræft, geboden wyrþeþ a war-contest will be offered to thee through the heathens' battle rush, the war-craft of heroes, Andr. Kmbl. 437; An. 219
balo-cræft
A pernicious, wicked, or magic art ⬩ ars perniciosa vel magica
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A pernicious, wicked, or magic art; ars perniciosa vel magica, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 150; Met. 26, 75
dreó-cræft
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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firen-cræft
A sinful craft ⬩ wickedness ⬩ scĕlesta ars ⬩ nēquĭtia
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A sinful craft, wickedness; scĕlesta ars, nēquĭtia Hí Dryhtnes ǽ feódon þurh firencræft they hated the Lord's law in their wickedness, Exon. 66a; Th. 243, 21; Jul. 14
fyrd-cræft
an expedition
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an expedition
galdor-cræft
The art of enchanting ⬩ magic art ⬩ incantation ⬩ incantandi ars ⬩ măgĭca ars ⬩ incantātio
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The art of enchanting, magic art, incantation; incantandi ars, măgĭca ars, incantātio On galdorcræftum per incantātiōnes, L. M. I. P. 39; Th. ii. 274, 32. He Iudéa galdor-cræftum wiðstód he withstood the magic arts of the Jews, Andr. Kmbl. 332; An. 166
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lár-cræft
Knowledge ⬩ science
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Knowledge, science Ic íglanda eallra hæbbe lárcræftas onlocen. Salm. Kmbl. 5; Sal. 3
leás-cræft
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
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
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Poetic art or skill, Elen. Kmbl. 2499; El. 1251
lyb-cræft
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
meter-cræft
The art of versification ⬩ ars metrica
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The art of versification; ars metrica, Bd. 4, 2; S. 565, 25
mód-cræft
Mental power or skill
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Mental power or skill Da ðe snyttro mid eów and módcræft habben, Elen. Kmbl. 815; El. 408. Módcræfte séc þurh sefan snyttro ðæt ðú wite. Exon. 14a; Th. 28, 4; Cri. 441
morþor-cræft
Deadly or murderous art or power
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Deadly or murderous art or power Ðǽr sylfǽtan (the cannibal Mermedonians) éðel healdaþ morþorcræftum. Andr. Kmbl. 353; An. 177
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mund-cræft
Power of hand ⬩ power to protect
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Power of hand or power to protect Cunne ic his mihta, his mægen, and his mihta, and his mundcræftas, Lchdm. i. 384, 13
nearu-cræft
An art that confines or imprisons
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An art that confines or imprisons (?) Beorh wunode on wonge nearocræftum fæst ðǽr on innan bær eorl gestreóna ... feá worda cwæþ : Hold ðú nú hrúse eorla ǽhte the mound stood on the plain firm in its prisoning powers (able to keep in durance the treasure
bleó-cræft
BLEE-CRAFT, the art of embroidering ⬩ ars plumaria, ars acupingendi
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BLEE-CRAFT, the art of embroidering; ars plumaria, ars acupingendi Bleócræft ars plumaria, Cot. 17
bóc-cræft
Book-learning, learning, literature ⬩ literatura
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[bóc a book, cræft art, science] Book-learning, learning, literature; literatura Boétius wæs in bóccræftum se rihtwísesta Boëthius, in book-learning, was the most wise, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 13. Ðara bóccræfta of the knowledge of letters, of literature, Greg
sundor-cræft
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A special power or art, one possessed or exercised by an individual or a classBt. 27, 2; Fox 98, 7. Ða rícan on ðam woruldwelan nabbaþ nǽnne sundorcræft, Seó wiht sundorcræft hafaþ, Exon. Th. 420, 14; Rä. 40, 3. Ðæt hý sundorcræfta sumne eác cunne that