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Textual Notes to 9. Will and Wit

1oferstieth. So C, Morris, Brown, Dickins. Wright: ofer-stiedh.back to note source

2hieth. So C, Morris, Brown, Dickins. Wright: hiedh.back to note source

3seorhe. C, Wright, Morris, Brown, Dickins: seorȝe. The substitution of h for ȝ reflects the normal spelling found in MS.back to note source

sieth. So C, Morris, Brown, Dickins. Wright: siedh.back to note source

4wrieth. So C, Morris, Brown, Dickins. Wright: wriedh.back to note source

1–4Hwenne-so . . . is totore. So C, fol. 246v (copied as eight half-lines). MS: Poem lost due to a missing leaf.back to note source