dweomercraft
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From Middle English dwemercraft, from Middle English dweomercræft (“magic; sorcery”), equivalent to dweomer + -craft.
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dweomercraft (uncountable)
- (rare, fantasy) Magic; magical arts; jugglery.
- 1992, Rose Estes, Elfwood:
- There was an ominous tendency among people who considered themselves "upper class" to dismiss the art he practiced as well as all the other elements of Dweomercraft. It was frightening.
- 1994, Katharine Kerr, Darkspell:
- As he always did when confronted by his old teacher in dweomercraft, Salamander felt profoundly guilty, even though this time he'd done nothing wrong.
- 2008, Jane MacNamee, In Her Element: Women and the Landscape - An Anthology:
- It used to be known for dweomercraft, the craft of healers, magicians, those who know spells, those who know the sourcery of words.