"Has þou her," þai said, "ani man, Sun or dogter, mik or _mau_ To þe langand, or hei or lau."—(Cursor Mundi, fol. 17.) We even find a confusion between the two terms, as in l. 1761, p. 51, and in the following passage: "Loth went and til his _maues_ (sons-in-law) spak." —(Cursor Mundi, fol. 17.) P. 48. ll. 1655-6 Laban welcomed him (Isaac's son travelled from afar) in friend's wise (friendly); _feren_ = S.Sax. _feorren_, afar, far, from a distance. (See Ancren Riwle, p. 70, l. 3888.) "The sonne, and monne, and many sterren By easte aryseth swythe _ferren_."—(Shoreham, p. 137.) 1658 _and laban herte ranc_ = and Laban's heart was wrung (with pity)? for _ranc_ read _wranc_ = _wrang_. 1666 _wað_ = _quað_, quoth, spoke. 1668 _wið skil_, in reason, reasonably. 1671 _Luue wel michil it agte a-wold_ Love so great it ought prevail. _agte awold_, have in power, prevail, avail. Cp. "Þerfore everyche Romayn overcomeþ oþer is overcome wiþ flaterynge and wiþ faire wordes; and ȝif wordes failleþ, ȝiftes schal hym _awelde_." (Trevisa's translation of Higden's Polychronicum, vol. i. p. 253.) 1676 _tog_ = _toc_ = took. 1681 _long wune is her driuen_, long custom is here held (practised). P. 49. l. 1693 _londes kire_, custom of the land (country). 1700 _caldes_, called them. Cf. _calde is_ in l. 1702. 1706 _ille bi-nam_, foully ravished. 1712 _charen_, to depart, literally to turn. 1713 _ðelde_ an error for _gelde_ = should requite. 1713-14 Unless Laban should reward better His service, and withhold (retain) him yet. 1715 _serue he scriðed_ = he entreated _him_ to serve. 1719-26 Covenant is made of all sheep, Jacob should take charge _of those_ of one colour, And if of those, spotted _ones_ came, Those should be taken for hire (wages). Sheep or goat, speckled, streaked, or gray, Are placed from Jacob far away; Nevertheless those of one colour Bore many unlike and dissimilar. P. 50. l. 1723 _haswed_ = _haswe_, "livid, a sad colour mixed with blue." It also signifies rugged, shaggy. 1726 _vn-like_ = unlike in colour. It may be, however, an error for _on-like_ = alike; _likeles_, unlike, dissimilar in form. 1729 _ðe sunder bles_, the diverse coloured ones. 1736 To be under him longer is displeasing to him. 1740 _clipping time_, shearing time. See Allit. Poems, A. 802. 1747 _for-olen_ = _for-holen_, secreted. P. 51. l. 1758 _ðus meðelike spac ðis em_, thus kindly (mildly) spake this uncle. 1761-2 My relative, my nephew, my fellow (companion) Thou oughtest not to do me such unlawfulness (wrong). _mog._ See note to l. 1651. 1763-4 I was afraid it might occur to thee To take thy daughters from me. 1765 _fro_ an error for _for_ (?). 1767 Theft I deny, that is my advice, That he be dead (put to death) with whom thou findest them (thy gods).