sea-craftyadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sea n., crafty adj.

Etymology: < sea n. + crafty adj., after Old English lagucræftig skilled in matters connected with the sea, experienced at sea.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsea-crafty.

rare.

Skilled in seafaring matters.

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society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > types of sailor > [adjective] > skilled in seafaring

sea-crafty1838

salty1920

sea-wise1934

1838 H. W. Longfellow Beowulf's Exped. to Heort 41 The warrior showed, Sea-crafty man! The landmarks, And first went forth.

1892 S. A. Brooke Hist. Early Eng. Lit. x. 232 Beowulf and his sea-crafty men.

1955 J. R. R. Tolkien Return of King v. ix. 153 Sea~crafty men of the Ethir gazing southward spoke of a change coming with a fresh wind from the sea.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	sea-crafty
释义	sea-craftyadj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sea n., crafty adj. Etymology: < sea n. + crafty adj., after Old English lagucræftig skilled in matters connected with the sea, experienced at sea.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsea-crafty. rare. Skilled in seafaring matters. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > types of sailor > [adjective] > skilled in seafaring sea-crafty1838 salty1920 sea-wise1934 1838 H. W. Longfellow Beowulf's Exped. to Heort 41 The warrior showed, Sea-crafty man! The landmarks, And first went forth. 1892 S. A. Brooke Hist. Early Eng. Lit. x. 232 Beowulf and his sea-crafty men. 1955 J. R. R. Tolkien Return of King v. ix. 153 Sea~crafty men of the Ethir gazing southward spoke of a change coming with a fresh wind from the sea. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < adj.1838
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