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morþor-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
morþor-cræft, es; m.

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

(n.)
Grammar
mund-cræft, es; m.

Power of handpower 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

(n.)
Grammar
nearu-cræft, es; m.

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

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

gleó-cræft

Grammar
gleó-cræft, glig-cræft, es; m.

Glee-craftart of musicminstrelsyplayingars musicahistrioniamimica gesticulatio

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Glee-craft, art of music, minstrelsy, playing; ars musica, histrionia, mimica gesticulatio, Greg. Dial. 1, 9

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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

tungol-cræftiga

(n.)
Grammar
tungol-cræftiga, an; m.
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An astrologer, astronomer Tungel*-*cræftig[um? v. preceding word] caldeorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 28. Þreó tungolcræftegan cóman fram eástdǽles mǽgðum tó Criste, Shrn. 48, 17. Ðreá tungelcræftigo, Rtl. 2, 15. Ða tungulcræftega (-kræftgu, Rush.)

heáh-cræftiga

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-cræftiga, an; m.
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a master-builder, an architect Bæd se cyning hine ꝥ hé him onsende sumne heáhcræftigan stángeweorces. . . se abbud sende him cræftige wyrhtan architectos sibi mitti petiit. . . abba misit architectos, Bd. 5, 21 ; Sch. 678, 1-17.

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.

Knowledgescience

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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.

poetryversea 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.

Magicwitchcraft

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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, musican art of singingthe 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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cræft-searo

(n.)
Grammar
cræft-searo, gen. -searowes; n.

An instrument of wara devicestratagem machina

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An instrument of war, a device, stratagem; machina Som. Ben. Lye.

dreám-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
dreám-cræft, es, m.

The art of music, musicmusĭca

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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