handweorc

• hondweorc

From Proto-Germanic *handuwerką. Equivalent to hand (“hand”) +‎ weorc (“work”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑndˌwe͜ork/, [ˈhɑndˌwe͜orˠk]

handweorc n

1. manual labor
2. something made with the hands: handiwork, handcraft
   • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 5‎^[1]:

     …ac mec hnossiað homera lāfa, heardecg heoroscearp, hondweorc smiþa bītað in burgum;

     …but remains of hammers strike me, harsh edge of sharp sword, handiworks of smiths bite in boroughs;

Strong a-stem:

• handġeweorc

• handworht

• Middle English: hondwerk, handwerke, hondewerk, andwork, handwarke, handwerk, hand-warke, handewerrc
  • English: handwork
  • Scots: handwerk, handwark

• handcræft