geweorc

Old English

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ weorc. Cognate with Old Saxon giwerk, Old High German giwerk, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌺𐌹 (gawaurki).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈwe͜ork/, [jeˈwe͜orˠk]

Noun

ġeweorc n

1. work (something done or made)
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     Ȳþde swā þisne eardġeard · ælda Sċyppend
     oþþæt burgwara · breahtma lēase
     eald enta ġeweorc · īdlu stōdon.

     Thus, Creator of men was destroying this world
     until works of old giants, lacking of
     citizens' noises, stood empty.

2. fort, fortress

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ġeweorc	ġeweorc
accusative	ġeweorc	ġeweorc
genitive	ġeweorces	ġeweorca
dative	ġeweorce	ġeweorcum

Derived terms

• ālġeweorc
• handġeweorc