"-craft" meaning in English

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Suffix

Etymology: From Middle English -craft, -creft, from Old English -cræft (“art or skill in”), from cræft (“art, skill”). More at craft. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-craft}} Middle English -craft, {{m|enm|-creft}} -creft, {{inh|en|ang|-cræft|t=art or skill in}} Old English -cræft (“art or skill in”), {{m|ang|cræft|t=art, skill}} cræft (“art, skill”), {{l|en|craft}} craft Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -craft, {{en-suffix}} -craft
  1. a skill of a particular kind Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -work
    Sense id: en--craft-en-suffix-fiUweSvl Categories (other): English links with redundant target parameters, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Etymology: From craft (“vehicle, vessel”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|craft|t=vehicle, vessel}} craft (“vehicle, vessel”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -craft, {{en-suffix}} -craft
  1. a vehicle of a particular type Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--craft-en-suffix-U-ovJoWC Categories (other): English links with redundant target parameters
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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