-cræft
See also: cræft
Old English
Etymology
Identical to the noun cræft (“art, skill, strength”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kræft/
Suffix
-cræft m
- denoting an art or science: -ology, -ics, -craft
- bōc (“book”) + -cræft → bōccræft (“literature”)
- flit (“argument”) + -cræft → flitcræft (“logic”)
- lǣċe (“doctor”) + -cræft → lǣċecræft (“medicine”)
- lēoþ (“poem”) + -cræft → lēoþcræft (“poetry”)
- rīm (“number”) + -cræft → rīmcræft (“mathematics”)
- stæf (“letter”) + -cræft → stæfcræft (“grammar”)
- tungol (“star”) + -cræft → tungolcræft (“astronomy”)
- weorc (“work”) + -cræft → weorccræft (“mechanics”)
- wiċċe (“witch”) + -cræft → wiċċecræft (“witchcraft”)
- denoting strength or skill
Declension
Derived terms
Old English terms suffixed with -cræft
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