"handweorc" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈxɑndˌwe͜ork/, [ˈhɑndˌwe͜orˠk]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *handuwerką. Equivalent to hand (“hand”) + weorc (“work”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*handuwerką}} Proto-Germanic *handuwerką, {{compound|ang|hand|weorc|t1=hand|t2=work}} hand (“hand”) + weorc (“work”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=handweorc|head2=|sort=}} handweorc n, {{ang-noun|n|head=handweorc}} handweorc n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|handweorc}}, {{ang-decl-noun|handweorc|handweorc|handweorc|handweorc|handweorces|handweorca|handweorce|handweorcum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], handweorc [nominative, singular], handweorc [nominative, plural], handweorc [accusative, singular], handweorc [accusative, plural], handweorces [genitive, singular], handweorca [genitive, plural], handweorce [dative, singular], handweorcum [dative, plural]
  1. manual labor Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-handweorc-ang-noun-1utDMQ5G Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 33
  2. something made with the hands: handiwork, handcraft Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-handweorc-ang-noun-GHaIZ6VS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: handġeweorc, hondweorc Related terms: handworht, handcræft

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "handweorce",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "ref": "10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5:",
          "text": "…ac mec hnossiað homera lāfa, heardecg heoroscearp, hondweorc smiþa bītað in burgum;",
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          "handcraft",
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      "ipa": "/ˈxɑndˌwe͜ork/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈhɑndˌwe͜orˠk]"
    }
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      "form": "handweorce",
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        {
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          "ref": "10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5:",
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      "ipa": "/ˈxɑndˌwe͜ork/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈhɑndˌwe͜orˠk]"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "handġeweorc"
    },
    {
      "word": "hondweorc"
    }
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}

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