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hand-cræft

  • noun [ masculine ]
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hand-cræft, es; m.
Skill or power of the hand, handicraft
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  • Ðes lama wædla búton handcræfte Godes beboda gefylde

    this paralytic pauper without the use of his hands fulfilled God's commands,

      Homl. Th. ii. 98, 17.
  • Mid his handcræfte

    with his manual skill [in tent-making],

    i.
      392, 16.
  • Wé lǽraþ ðæt preósta gehwilc tó-eácan láre leornige handcræftgeorne

    we enjoin that every priest besides book-learning diligently learn a handicraft,

      L. Edg. C. 11; Th. ii. 246, 17.
  • Eác him gerísaþ handcræftas góde ðæt man on his híréde cræftas begange

    good handicrafts are also befitting him, that crafts may be practised in his household,

      L. I. P. 8; Th. ii. 314, 23.
Etymology
[O. Sax. hand-kraft strength, power of hand.]
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