Reeve's Tale 258 is in 56 witnesses (Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo1 Bo2 Bw Ch Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 Dd Dl Ds1 El En1 En2 En3 Fi Gg Gl Ha2 Ha3 Ha4 Ha5 He Hg Hk Ht Ii La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Ma Mc Mg Mm Ne Nl Ph2 Pn Ps Pw Py Ra3 Ry1 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 To1 Wy)
OUT 3 witnesses (Ox2 Ra1 Ra2)
If that Ad1 Cn Dl En3 Ps To1 (Yif that), Ad3 Ha5 (Gif that), Edition Bo1 Cx1 Cx2 El Hk Ma Nl Ph2 Pn Py Ra3 Se Sl2 Tc2 (If that), Bo2 Cp Dd En2 Ha4 Ht La Ne Pw (If þat), Bw Mc (Ȝif þat), Ch (Gyf that), Ds1 Ln Tc1 (Yef that), En1 Ha2 Ha3 He Ld2 Wy (Yf that), Fi Gl Mm Ry2 Sl1 (Yf þat), Gg (Ȝif þᵗ), Hg Lc (If þᵗ), Ld1 (Iff þat), Mg (Ȝif that), Ry1 (Yefe þat)
If Ii (If)
I may Ad1 Bo2 Cn Fi Ha5 Ln Ma Ne (y may), Edition Ad3 Bo1 Bw Ch Cp Cx1 Cx2 Dd Dl Ds1 El En1 En2 En3 Gg Gl Ha2 Ha3 Ha4 He Hg Hk Ht Ii Lc Ld1 Ld2 Mc Mg Mm Nl Ph2 Pn Ps Pw Py Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 To1 Wy (I may), La Ry1 (I maye)
yon Ad1 (yon̄), Edition Ad3 Cp Cx2 Ds1 El En3 Gl Ha2 Hg Ld1 Pn Ra3 Ry2 Se Sl1 Tc1 To1 Wy (yon), Bw En2 Lc Pw (ȝon), Dd Ha4 Ln (ȝone), Dl Ht Ps Py (yone), En1 (yoon̄), Sl2 (yoon)
yonder Cn Mg Ry1 (yonder), Fi (yondʳ), Ii (yender), Ma (yondir)
yond Ha5 Ld2 (yond), Hk (yonde), Mc (ȝonde)
ye Cx1 (ye)
þe yonder Bo2 (þe yonder)
wenche Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bw Ch Cn Cp Cx1 Cx2 Dl El En2 En3 Fi Gg Gl Ha2 Ha3 Ha4 Ha5 Hg Ht Ii La Lc Ld1 Ld2 Ln Ma Mc Mg Mm Ne Pw Py Ra3 Ry1 Ry2 Se Sl1 Sl2 Tc1 Tc2 To1 Wy (wenche), Bo1 He Hk Ph2 Ps (wench), Pn (wynche)
maide Nl (maide)
wol Edition Ad1 Ad3 Bo2 Cp Cx1 Cx2 Dd En3 Fi Ha5 He Hg Ht Lc Ld1 Mg Ne Ra3 Se (wol), Bo1 Bw El En2 La Ph2 Ps Py Ry2 Sl1 (wil), Ch Dl Gl (wole), Cn Ln Ma Mm Ry1 Tc1 Wy (woll), Gg (wele), Ha2 Sl2 (will), Ld2 (wyll), Nl (well), Pn (wyl), Tc2 (wolle), To1 (wille)
sal Ds1 (shal), En1 Hk Ii Mc (shall), Ha4 (sal)
þan wol Pw (þan wil)
here wol Ha3 (here wolle)
I swyue Ad1 Bo2 En1 Gl He Hk Ii Ld1 Ne Nl Pw Py Se Sl2 (I swyve), Edition Bo1 Bw Ch Cp Cx1 Cx2 Dd Ds1 El En2 Ha2 Ha4 Ha5 Hg La Lc Mg Ph2 Pn Ps Ra3 Ry1 Ry2 Sl1 Tc1 Tc2 Wy (I swyue), Cn (y swife), Dl En3 (I swive), Fi (y swyve), Ht (I swife), Ld2 (I swyfe), Ln (y swyue), Ma (y swyfe), Mc (I swyf), Mm (I swyffe), To1 (I swiue)
I schyeffe Ad3 (I schyeffe)
I dyght Ha3 (I dyght)
I schryue Gg (I schryue)
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