hondwerk
Middle English
Alternative forms
- handwerke, hondewerk, andwork, handwarke, handwerk, hand-warke, handewerrc
Etymology
Inherited from Old English handweorc, from Proto-Germanic *handuwerką; equivalent to hond + werk. Compare hondywerk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɔːndwərk/, /ˈhɔndwərk/, /ˈhandwərk/
Noun
hondwerk (plural handwerkes)
- The fruits of handwork or handiwork; a product or craft.
- handiwork, creation (exclusively used in a religious context of God)
- (rare) Handwork; work done with the hands.
Descendants
- English: handwork
- Scots: handwerk, handwark
References
- “hōnd-werk (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-10.