"werkmanschipe" meaning in Middle English

See werkmanschipe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈwɛrkmanˌʃip(ə)/, /ˈwurkmanˌʃip(ə)/ [Southern, especially], /ˈwɛrkmɔnˌʃip(ə)/ (note: West Midland)
Etymology: From werkman (“labourer, worker”) + -schipe (“-ship”). First attested in c. 1390. Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:af|werkman|-schipe}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*werkamann", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "weorcmann", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "werkman", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*skapjaną", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-skapiz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-skapi", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-sċiepe", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-schipe", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "werkmanschipe", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="werkmanschipe">, {{af|enm|werkman|-schipe|t1=labourer, worker|t2=-ship}} werkman (“labourer, worker”) + -schipe (“-ship”), {{etydate|c|1390}} First attested in c. 1390 Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} werkmanschipe, {{enm-noun|-}} werkmanschipe (uncountable) Forms: werkemanschip [alternative], werke-man-shepe [alternative], werkemanshippe [alternative], werkemenschippe [alternative], werkmanschip [alternative], werkmanshep [alternative], werkmanship [alternative], wermanship [alternative], workmanshyp [alternative, East-Anglia], wercmanschepe [alternative, London], werkmanshepe [alternative, London], workemanschyp [alternative, London], warkmanschep [alternative, Northamptonshire], warkmanchipe [alternative, Northern], werkemanshyp [alternative, Northern], warkmanschep [alternative], werkemechype [alternative], workemanschep [alternative, Southern, especially], workemanshipp [alternative, Southern, especially], workmanship [alternative, Southern, especially], wurkmanship [alternative, Southern, especially], wurkmanshipe [alternative, Southern, especially], werkmanshup [alternative], werk-monshepe [alternative]
  1. Workmanship (the product of a craftsman). Tags: Late-Middle-English, uncountable
    Sense id: en-werkmanschipe-enm-noun-c5-0r3M0
  2. Workmanship (the degree of skill of a craftsman). Tags: Late-Middle-English, uncountable
    Sense id: en-werkmanschipe-enm-noun-7OJxRdDA
  3. (rare) The labour or work of a craftsman. Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-werkmanschipe-enm-noun-FfB~IZ0Y
  4. (rare) Ability to operate; operation. Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare, uncountable
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Alternative forms

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        "Southern",
        "especially"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werkmanshup",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werk-monshepe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "var": ""
      },
      "expansion": "werkmanschipe",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "werkmanschipe (uncountable)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Workmanship (the product of a craftsman)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Workmanship",
          "workmanship"
        ],
        [
          "product",
          "product#English"
        ],
        [
          "craftsman",
          "craftsman#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Workmanship (the degree of skill of a craftsman)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Workmanship",
          "workmanship"
        ],
        [
          "degree",
          "degree#English"
        ],
        [
          "skill",
          "skill#English"
        ],
        [
          "craftsman",
          "craftsman#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The labour or work of a craftsman."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "labour",
          "labour"
        ],
        [
          "work",
          "work"
        ],
        [
          "craftsman",
          "craftsman"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) The labour or work of a craftsman."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English",
        "rare",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Ability to operate; operation."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Ability",
          "ability"
        ],
        [
          "operate",
          "operate"
        ],
        [
          "operation",
          "operation"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) Ability to operate; operation."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Middle-English",
        "rare",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɛrkmanˌʃip(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwurkmanˌʃip(ə)/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern",
        "especially"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɛrkmɔnˌʃip(ə)/",
      "note": "West Midland"
    }
  ],
  "word": "werkmanschipe"
}

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