leoþcræft

Old English

Alternative forms

lēoþucræft

Etymology

Composed of lēoþ +‎ -cræft, literally “art of poetry”. Compare Icelandic ljóðlist.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈle͜oːθˌkræft/

Noun

lēoþcræft m

poetry
poem

Declension

Declension of leoþcræft (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lēoþcræft	lēoþcræftas
accusative	lēoþcræft	lēoþcræftas
genitive	lēoþcræftes	lēoþcræfta
dative	lēoþcræfte	lēoþcræftum

Derived terms

lēoþcræftiġ

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “LĒOÞCRÆFT”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “LĒOÞCRÆFT supplementary input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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