"-cræft" meaning in Old English

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Suffix

IPA: /kræft/
Etymology: Identical to the noun cræft (“art, skill, strength”). Etymology templates: {{m|ang|cræft|t=art, skill, strength}} cræft (“art, skill, strength”) Head templates: {{head|ang|suffix|g=m}} -cræft m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|-cræft}}, {{ang-decl-noun|-cræft|-cræftas|-cræft|-cræftas|-cræftes|-cræfta|-cræfte|-cræftum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], -cræft [nominative, singular], -cræftas [nominative, plural], -cræft [accusative, singular], -cræftas [accusative, plural], -cræftes [genitive, singular], -cræfta [genitive, plural], -cræfte [dative, singular], -cræftum [dative, plural]
  1. denoting an art or science: -ology, -ics, -craft Tags: masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--cræft-ang-suffix-vwzncOlr
  2. denoting strength or skill Tags: masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--cræft-ang-suffix-heGAW8la Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for -cræft meaning in Old English (3.6kB)

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          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: -craft, -creft",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: -craft, -creft"
    },
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "singular"
      ]
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        "plural"
      ]
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        {
          "text": "bōc (“book”) + -cræft → bōccræft (“literature”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "flit (“argument”) + -cræft → flitcræft (“logic”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "lǣċe (“doctor”) + -cræft → lǣċecræft (“medicine”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "lēoþ (“poem”) + -cræft → lēoþcræft (“poetry”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "rīm (“number”) + -cræft → rīmcræft (“mathematics”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "text": "stæf (“letter”) + -cræft → stæfcræft (“grammar”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "tungol (“star”) + -cræft → tungolcræft (“astronomy”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "text": "weorc (“work”) + -cræft → weorccræft (“mechanics”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "wiċċe (“witch”) + -cræft → wiċċecræft (“witchcraft”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
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          "science",
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        [
          "-ology",
          "-ology"
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        [
          "-ics",
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          "-craft",
          "-craft"
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        {
          "text": "hand (“hand”) + -cræft → handcræft (“dexterity”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "sċip (“ship”) + -cræft → sċipcræft (“naval power”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "tags": [
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "form": "-cræftes",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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  "lang_code": "ang",
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        {
          "text": "bōc (“book”) + -cræft → bōccræft (“literature”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "flit (“argument”) + -cræft → flitcræft (“logic”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "lǣċe (“doctor”) + -cræft → lǣċecræft (“medicine”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "lēoþ (“poem”) + -cræft → lēoþcræft (“poetry”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "rīm (“number”) + -cræft → rīmcræft (“mathematics”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "stæf (“letter”) + -cræft → stæfcræft (“grammar”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "tungol (“star”) + -cræft → tungolcræft (“astronomy”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "weorc (“work”) + -cræft → weorccræft (“mechanics”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "wiċċe (“witch”) + -cræft → wiċċecræft (“witchcraft”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "denoting an art or science: -ology, -ics, -craft"
      ],
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          "art",
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          "science",
          "science"
        ],
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          "-ology",
          "-ology"
        ],
        [
          "-ics",
          "-ics"
        ],
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          "-craft",
          "-craft"
        ]
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        {
          "text": "hand (“hand”) + -cræft → handcræft (“dexterity”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "sċip (“ship”) + -cræft → sċipcræft (“naval power”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "denoting strength or skill"
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        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kræft/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-cræft"
}

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