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Danish
Etymology
Equivalent to hånd (“hand”) + værk (“work”). From Middle Low German hantwerk, compare Swedish hantverk, German Handwerk.
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Noun
håndværk n (singular definite håndværket, plural indefinite håndværk)
- a particular craft
2012, Marie Riegels Melchior, Solveig Hoberg, Helle Leilund, Maria Mackinney-Valentin, Snit: Industrialismens tøj i Danmark, Museum Tusculanum Press, →ISBN, page 234:Mens forarbejdningen af pels til beklædning er et gammelt håndværk, ...- While the processing of fur to clothing is an old craft, ...
2016, Rie Osted, Marias bog, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:Træskæring er et gammelt håndværk, ...- Wood-cutting is an old craft, ...
- craftsmanship, handiwork
2012, Carsten Berthelsen, Carsten Kyster, Godt bryg, god mad, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:Men øllet var godt håndværk og inspirerede til mikrobryg mange andre steder i USA.- But the beer was good work and inspired people to start microbreweries many other places in the US.
2010, Bolette Christensen, Lars Goldschmidt, Hanne Sundin, Harlekinledelse: ledelse under radikale forandringer, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 134:Sandhedskriteriet ligner ingeniørens „hvis det virker, er det sandt“, men det er kombineret med den manuelle praksis „hvis det føles rigtigt og ser rigtigt ud, hvis det er godt håndværk, så er det sandt“.- The criterion of truth looks like the engineer's "if it works, it's true", but it is combined with the manual practice "if it feels right and looks right, if it is good handiwork, then it's true".
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