Old English · noun
scincræft
Normalised sċincræft
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈʃin.kræft/[ˈʃiŋ.kræft]
- Syllables
- ˈʃin · kræft (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- viamagicproduced
Meaning
-
magic
...and bēo ic scyldiġ ġif ic his scȳncræft ne mæġ mid ealle ādwǣscan mid mīnum drȳcræfte.
...and may I be guilty if I cannot totally extiuguish his magic by my sorcery.
late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint George, Martyr" -
a trick produced via magic
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sċincræft | sċincræftas |
| Accusative | sċincræft | sċincræftas |
| Genitive | sċincræftes | sċincræfta |
| Dative | sċincræfte | sċincræftum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From sċin (“spirit, deceptive appearance”) + -cræft
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