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Tho thu wistest myd iwisse that Jhesu wolde beo thi Sune. The First Joy: Annunciation.back to note source
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blithe. The rhyme indicates that the original word might have been blive, “willing,” but the adjectival form of the adverb blive is not attested before 1450. See MED, blive (adj.), and compare blive (adv.), sense 1b, “willingly.”back to note source
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hwenne we schulle this lif forgon. Compare An Orison to Our Lady (art. 8): “And al this lyf we schulleth forgo” (line 23).back to note source
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for wel thu miht. Compare An Orison to Our Lady (art. 8): “So wel thu miht” (line 20).back to note source