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)

1. handiwork, creation (exclusively used in a religious context of God)
2. (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.