wíg-cræft
war-craft ⬩ military skill ⬩ a warlike art ⬩ a warlike engine ⬩ warlike force ⬩ military power
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war-craft, military skill Pirrus wæs gemǽrsad ofer eall óþere cyningas, ǽgðer ge mid his miclan fultume, ge mid his rǽdþeahtunge, ge mid his wígcræfte Pyrrhus in se, ob magni-tudinem virium consiliorumque, summam belli nomenque traduxit Ors. 4, l; Swt
hand-cræft
Skill or power of the hand, handicraft ⬩ strength, power of hand
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Skill or power of the hand, handicraft Ðes lama wædla búton handcræfte Godes beboda gefylde this paralytic pauper without the use of his hands fulfilled God's commands, Homl. Th. ii. 98, 17. Mid his handcræfte with his manual skill [in tent-making],
cræft-líce
Cunningly ⬩ craftily ⬩ affabre
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Cunningly, craftily; affabre Cræftlíce vel smícere affabre Ælfc. Gl. 99; Som. 76, 113; Wrt. Voc. 54, 55 ; Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 32
cræft-searo
An instrument of war ⬩ a device ⬩ stratagem ⬩ machina
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An instrument of war, a device, stratagem; machina Som. Ben. Lye.
cræft-leás
Artless ⬩ unskilful ⬩ innocent ⬩ simple ⬩ inexpert ⬩ iners ⬩ indoctus ⬩ innocens
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Artless, unskilful, innocent, simple, inexpert; iners, indoctus, innocens Cræftleás iners Wrt. Voc. 73, 50. Dǽl-leás vel cræftleás expers, indoctus Ælfc. Gl. 18; Som. 58, 123; Wrt. Voc. 22, 36
són-cræft
Music
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Music Sóncræft musicam Anglia xiii. 38, 306
tow-cræft
Skill in weaving or spinning
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Skill in weaving or spinning Heó (the Virgin Mary) weóx and wearð fulfremed on gódra mægna heányssum, and heó ðá sóna gódum towcræftum onféng, swýðor ðonne ǽnig ðara ðe heora bearn wǽron... Heó wolde beón fram ðære þriddan tíde óð ða nigoþan tíd ymbe
Linked entry: tow-hús
stæf-cræft
the art of letters ⬩ grammar ⬩ skill in letters ⬩ learning ⬩ study
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the art of letters, grammar Ic Ælfríc wolde ðás lytlan bóc áwendan tó Engliscum gereorde of ðam stæfcræfte, ðe is geháten grammatica ... forðan ðe stæfcræft is seó cǽg ðe ðæra bóca andgit unlícþ, Ælfc. Gr. pref.; Zup. 2, 13-17. Gramma is on Englisc stæf
Linked entry: stæf-cyst
syn-cræft
A sinful art
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A sinful art Ne syncræftas (scyn-, other MS. ) wé ne onhyrgen, Wulfst. 253,10
crat-hyrdel
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Plecta bige crathyrdle (in marg. hyrdle ł bige plecta ), Hpt. Gl. 497, 70. (?)
cróg-cynn
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Collatum, i. vas in quo deportatur vinum, vel crógcyn, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 51
cláte-crop
Linked entry: crop
heorot-crop
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Genim heorotcrop neobeweardne, Lch. ii. 50, II. Add
croc-sceard
A shred or fragment of a crock or pot ⬩ a potSHERD ⬩ testa, testu
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A shred or fragment of a crock or pot, a potSHERD; testa, testu Adruwode oððe forseárode swá swá blýwnys oððe crocsceard mægen mín aruit tamquam testa virtus mea Ps. Lamb. 21, 16. Mid ánum crocscearde with a potsherd Job Thw. 166, 34; Homl. Th. ii. 452
Linked entry: sceard
heorot-crop
a bunch of the flowers of hartwort,
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a bunch of the flowers of hartwort, Lchdm. ii. 392
Linked entry: crop
croc-hwær
Similar entry: crocc-hwer
crop-leác
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Cropleác serpulum, Wrt. Voc. i. 286, 7. Crop*-*léc cipus, ii. 131, 48. Add
wæter-cróg
A pitcher
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A pitcher Watercróg lagenam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 28
Linked entry: crog
croc-hwær
A kettle ⬩ cacabus
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A kettle; cacabus Som. Ben. Lye
crop-leác
Garlic ⬩ allium satīvum, Lin
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Garlic; allium satīvum, Lin Genim cropleác take garlic L. M. 1, 3; Lchdm. ii. 42, 14; 3, 68; Lchdm. ii. 356, 5