weorc
Work ⬩ opus. ⬩ work ⬩ operative action ⬩ operation ⬩ working ⬩ doing ⬩ performance ⬩ work ⬩ doings ⬩ actions ⬩ what a person does ⬩ what happens ⬩ work ⬩ labour ⬩ occupation ⬩ employment ⬩ any form of long-sustained or habitual activity ⬩ a particular act of labour ⬩ workmanship ⬩ a work ⬩ deed ⬩ any action ⬩ of action that gives affect to anything ⬩ a work, ⬩ what is wrought ⬩ a strong building, ⬩ fortress ⬩ work, ⬩ what is done, ⬩ effect produced ⬩ pain, ⬩ travail, ⬩ grief, ⬩ the instrumental or dative is used in the phrase weorce wesan with the dative of the person — to be painful to a person
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Hwylce ðæs gódan mannes weorc and his dǽda wǽron Blickl. Homl. 55, 13. Weorcu opera, Scint. 20, 19. Wæstm gódra weorca Blickl. Homl. 71, 36: Exon. Th. 66, 31; Cri. 1080. Eargra weorca 80, 8 ; Cri. 1304.
weorc
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</b> add :-- Tuoege of ðǽm eádo in ꝥ weorc (werch, R., castellum), Lk. L. 24, 13. Add Þæt wæs þám weorode weor[c] (weor[ce]?) tó geþoligenne, An. 1661. v. æfer-, ælmes-, ban- (Ll. Lbmn. 244, 34), ciricsceat-, eorþ-, leóþ-, morþ-, yfel-weorc
-weorc
dæg-weorc
A day's work ⬩ diei opus
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Æt ðam dæg-weorce at that day's work, Elen. Kmbl. 291; El. 146. Ðætte he ðæt dægweorc dreóre gebohte that he bought that day's work with blood, Cd. 149; Th. 187, 14; Exod. 151: 169; Th. 210, 21; Exod. 518
weorc-weorþ
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Capable of work Þonne is æt Farresheáfde . xvi. weorcwurðe men and viii. iunge men . . . æt Geácesleá þrytténe wépmen weorcewyrþe and v. wimmen and æhta geonge men, C. D. B. iii. 367, 15-35. Weorcwyrþra manna, Verc. Först. 158, 20
and-weorc
Matter ⬩ substance ⬩ material ⬩ metal ⬩ a cause of anything ⬩ materia ⬩ cæmentum ⬩ metallum ⬩ causa
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Matter, substance, material, metal, a cause of anything; materia, cæmentum, metallum, causa He ðæt andweorc of Adames lice aleoðode he dismembered the substance from Adam's body, Cd. 9; Th. 11, 16; Gen. 176. Ðæt leád is hefigre ðonne ǽnig óðer andweorc
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weorc-rǽden
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Work, labour Of Dyddanhamme gebyreþ micel weorcrǽden (the work is then defined ), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 450, 31
æfes-weorc
Pasturage
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Pasturage Æfsweorc sive lǽnes landes bryce fructus Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 31
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mær-weorc
A great, splendid work,
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A great, splendid work, Ps. Th. 110, 4
mán-weorc
A wicked work ⬩ crime
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A wicked work, crime Gif mæssepreóst mánweorc tó swíðe gewurce, L. Eth. ix. 26; Th. i. 346, 4: L. C. S. 41; Th. i. 400, 14. Ðæt hý móstun mánweorca tóme lifgan, Exon. 25 b; Th. 74, 25; Cri. 1211: 72 b; Th. 270, 2; Jul. 459. Ðæt ic in mánweorcum mód oncyrre
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mis-weorc
An evil deed
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An evil deed Miswerc mala opera, Jn. Skt. Rush. 3, 19
morþ-weorc
An act which causes death
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An act which causes death (by witchcraft or poison), Hǽðenscipe biþ ðæt man ... wiccecræft lufige oððe morþweorc gefremme ( causes death by witchcraft or poison, Similar entries v. morþ. III), L.C.S. 5; Th. i. 378, 21. Deóflíce dǽda on morþweorcum and
dǽd-weorc
A work of works, great work ⬩ facinus egregium
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A work of works, great work; facinus egregium Hereþreátas for ðam dǽdweorce Drihten héredon the army-bands praised the Lord for that great work, Cd. 170; Th. 214, 26; Exod. 575
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
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
níþ-weorc
Battle ⬩ conflict
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Battle, conflict Níþweorca heard brave in battle, Chr. 973; Erl. 124, 26
castel-weorc
Castle-work ⬩ castellorum opus
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Castle-work; castellorum opus Hí suencten ðe men of ðe land mid castelweorces [for castelweorcum] they oppressed the men of the land with castle-works [castellis ædificandis], Chr. 1137; Th. 382, 20
ge-weorc
work ⬩ ŏpus ⬩ ŏpuscŭlus ⬩ a fort ⬩ fortress ⬩ arx
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work; ŏpus, ŏpuscŭlus Eue wæs geweorc Godes Eve was God's work, Cd. 38; Th. 51, 6; Gen. 822: Exon. 9 b; Th. 8, 4; Cri. 112. Ðæt ðam þeódne wæs síþes sigehwíl, sylfes dǽdum, worlde geweorces that was a victorious moment to the prince of his enterprise
Linked entries: geweorc-lic ge-werc ge-worc
ellen-weorc
A work of valour, valiant or powerful act ⬩ fortitūdĭnis ŏpus, res fortĭter gesta
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A work of valour, valiant or powerful act; fortitūdĭnis ŏpus, res fortĭter gesta He wæs ánrǽd ellenweorces he was steadfast in his work of valour, Andr. Kmbl. 464; An. 232. Gif ðú ðæt ellenweorc aldre gedígest if thou escapest with life from that work
here-weorc
A warlike deed or work
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A warlike deed or work, Elen. Kmbl. 1308; El. 656