swingel
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See also Cath. Angl. 374-5 and the notes there. Cf. Du. zwingelen to beat flax.
Linked entry: swincgel
cwide
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Catus cwydas Catonis disticha, Angl. viii. 321, 29. Cwidas sententias, Kent. Gl. 993. a (grammatical) sentence, period Bebeád hé þæt him mon lengran cwidas ( sententias ) cwǽde, Bd. 5, 2; Sch. 559, 9. Stæfcræfti(g)ra fulle cwydas (cwedas, Hpt.
HLÁF
Bread, ⬩ food, ⬩ a loaf
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Ne sý neáta cwyld ne ádl ne hláfes hungor let there not be murrain among cattle, or disease, or lack of food, Shrn. 104, 27.
fisc-noþ
fishing ⬩ a fishing-ground ⬩ a catch
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Mid allum ðǽm nytnessum ge on fixnoðum ge on médwum, v. 186, 5. what is caught, a catch, draught of fishes: Cwæð hé : 'Wurp fit þín net, and þé fixnoð (fiscnoð, v.l.) becymð.' . . . Wearp þá út his net, and þǽr wearð oninnan án ormǽte leax, Hml.
smæl
Small ⬩ small, little, not great ⬩ narrow, not broad ⬩ slender, thin, not thick ⬩ fine ⬩ not coarse ⬩ not loud ⬩ gracilis, exilis, subtilis, minutus, strictus ⬩ a sheep, small cattle
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Ger. smal gracilis, exilis, subtilis, minutus, strictus: Icel. smár; cf. also smali a sheep, small cattle]
irfe
Inheritance ⬩ property
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[Under the single form yrfe two words seem to be comprised ; the one just given, also written ærfe, erfe, and another, which would correspond with a Gothic aurbi, connected with orf, with the meaning cattle.
ge-grípan
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Ne bið gegripen non rapitur, 71. to take, catch game Wildeór gegrípan, Hml. S. 23 b, 735
gleáw
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Gleáwe cati, An. Ox. 56, 117. Wísra ł gleáwra augustior, Germ. 399, 28. Swá swá þá gleáwestan desertissimi, Wrt.
ge-hergian
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oppressi per annos decem et octo Jud. 10, 8. to make captive in war, carry off as spoil Seó fird gehergade swíðe micel on þǽm norðhere ǽgðer ge on mannum ge on gehwelces cynnes yrfe the English took much spoil from the northern army both in men and in cattle
Ælfríc
Ælfric ⬩ Ælfricus
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Catal. p. 105, 4-7.
of-sleán
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Ox. 1837. to slaughter cattle Gif hwá forstele óðres oxan and hine ofsleá (ofslehð, Ex. 22, 1) oþþe bebycgge, Ll.
HÝD
HIDE ⬩ skin
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Þincþ him [cattle] genóg on ðam ðe hí binnan heora ǽgenre hýde habbaþ tóeácan ðam fódre ðe him gecyndelíc biþ, Bt. 14, 2; Fox. 44, 23.
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weorþ
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worth, value, of things Underwed ðæt sý ðæs orfes óðer healf weorð a security that is half as much again as the value of the cattle, L. O. D. 1 ; Th. i. 352, 9. Be ðæs ceápes weorðe (wyrðe, v. l. ), L. In. 49; Th. i. 132, 16.
feoh
cattle ⬩ property ⬩ wealth ⬩ money ⬩ riches ⬩ treasure ⬩ bribe ⬩ gift ⬩ metal ⬩ coin
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Add: cattle, tame beasts as opposed to wild Fugel oððe fisc on sǽ, oððe on eorðan neát, feldgangende feoh bútan snyttro, oððe wildra deóra þæt grimmeste, Seel. 81. Inc is hálig feoh and wilde deór on geweald geseald, Gen. 201: 1517.
wiþ
towards ⬩ to ⬩ in the direction of ⬩ towards ⬩ to ⬩ at ⬩ with ⬩ towards ⬩ to ⬩ at ⬩ against ⬩ over against ⬩ opposite to ⬩ against ⬩ from ⬩ by ⬩ near ⬩ against ⬩ beside ⬩ unto ⬩ at ⬩ against ⬩ with ⬩ against ⬩ on ⬩ over against ⬩ opposite ⬩ against ⬩ in the way of ⬩ with. ⬩ with ⬩ part with ⬩ from ⬩ for ⬩ in return for ⬩ as payment for ⬩ for ⬩ in consideration of ⬩ for ⬩ in exchange for ⬩ for ⬩ for ⬩ in reward of ⬩ in return for ⬩ in answer to ⬩ for ⬩ as compensation for ⬩ in consideration of ⬩ in return for ⬩ on condition of ⬩ against ⬩ against ⬩ as a set-off ⬩ by the side of ⬩ compared with ⬩ in contrast with ⬩ with ⬩ to ⬩ with ⬩ with ⬩ against ⬩ to. ⬩ with ⬩ for ⬩ against ⬩ from ⬩ for ⬩ against ⬩ contrary to ⬩ in opposition to. ⬩ with ⬩ at ⬩ against ⬩ beside ⬩ by, ⬩ at ⬩ by ⬩ against ⬩ at ⬩ unto ⬩ with ⬩ from ⬩ for ⬩ with ⬩ against ⬩ to weigh one thing with or against another ⬩ in comparison with ⬩ with ⬩ to ⬩ with a person ⬩ with ⬩ towards ⬩ with ⬩ in respect to ⬩ with ⬩ with ⬩ against ⬩ to ⬩ with ⬩ to. ⬩ against ⬩ from ⬩ for ⬩ against ⬩ contrary to ⬩ against ⬩ by ⬩ through, ⬩ to rest on the arm ⬩ till. ⬩ till ⬩ to ⬩ until
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Grammar wiþ, with gen. determining the direction of motion or action, Grammar wiþ, marking an object towards which motion is directed, towards, to, in the direction of Wende hé hine west wið Exanceastres, Chr. 894; Erl. 91, 10. Rád út wið Lygtúnes, 917
Linked entries: wiþ-faran wiþ-feohtan wiþ-ferian wiþ-fón wiþ-gán wiþ-lǽdan wiþ-standan
ge-niman
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Hé genam on eallum dǽl ǽhtum sínum, Gen. 1498. to take, obtain by effort. to catch fish, &c. Bringað of ðǽm fiscum ðá ilco gé ginómun ( prendistis ), Jn. L. R. 21, 10. On gefeng fiscana ðone genómon ( ceperant ), Lk.
ceáp
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</b> cattle, (live) stock :-- Ealra dúna ceáp jumenta in montibus, Ps. Th. 49, 11. Ceápes hierdas pastores pecorum, Past. 109, 4. Ceápes heorde gregarius, Nar. 18, 26. Be þæs ceápes ( swine ) weorðe, Ll. Th. i. 132, 16.
niman
to take ⬩ receive ⬩ get ⬩ sumere ⬩ accipere ⬩ to take ⬩ keep ⬩ hold ⬩ tenere ⬩ to take ⬩ catch ⬩ to contain ⬩ to take (with one) ⬩ carry ⬩ bring ⬩ to take (to one) ⬩ give ⬩ to take forcibly ⬩ seize ⬩ take away ⬩ carry off ⬩ tollere ⬩ capessere ⬩ auferre ⬩ rapere
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Hí hí be handum nóman junctis manibus, Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 31. to take, catch Hér beóþ oft numene missenlícra cynna weolcscylle, 1, 1; S. 473, 17. to contain Nó swá ðæt heó ( the coffin ) ðone líchoman neoman mihte, 4, 11; S. 580, 7. to take (with one
Linked entry: bi-nom
sprecan
To speak. ⬩ to exercise the faculty of speech ⬩ to use words in conversation, discourse, etc. ⬩ to mention ⬩ to say ⬩ to speak ⬩ to sue for, make a claim against, lay claim to
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. ¶ Similar entries In technical terms, v. sprǽc, sprecan æfter, on, ymb to sue for, make a claim against, lay claim to Ðæt orf ðæt ic on spece the cattle that I lay claim to, L. O. 2; Th. i. 178, 15.
Linked entries: on-spreca æfter æfter-spræc æfter-sprecan on-spreca on-swætende specan
LICGAN
To LIE ⬩ fail ⬩ to lie ⬩ go ⬩ run
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Licgende feoh dead [as opposed to live] stock, other property than cattle, ready money:-- Heó beceápode ða scínendan gymmas and eác hire landáre wið licgendum feó she sold the shining gems and her landed property too, for ready money, Homl.
Linked entry: for-lǽge