hondywerk
Middle English
Alternative forms
- hondiwerke, handȝeweorc, handiwerc, hondiwerc
Etymology
Inherited from Old English handġeweorc; equivalent to hond + werk. Compare hondwerk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɔːndiˌwərk/, /ˈhɔndiˌwərk/, /ˈhandiˌwərk/, /ˈhandjəˌwərk/
Noun
hondywerk (uncountable)
- handiwork, creation (exclusively used in a religious context of God)
- (rare) Handwork; work done with the hands.
Descendants
- English: handiwork
- Scots: handiewerk, handiewark, handiwark
References
- “hōnd-iwerk (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-10.