Art. 73, God that al this myhtes may
ART. 73, GOD THAT AL THIS MYHTES MAY: EXPLANATORY NOTES
Abbreviations: AND: Anglo-Norman Dictionary; ANL: Anglo-Norman Literature: A Guide to Texts and Manuscripts (R. Dean and Boulton); BL: British Library (London); Bodl.: Bodleian Library (Oxford); CT: Chaucer, Canterbury Tales; CUL: Cambridge University Library (Cambridge); DOML: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library; FDT: French Devotional Texts of the Middle Ages (Sinclair 1979); FDT-1: French Devotional Texts of the Middle Ages, . . . First Supplement (Sinclair 1982); IMEV: The Index of Middle English Verse (Brown and Robbins); MED: Middle English Dictionary; MWME: A Manual of the Writings in Middle English, 1050–1500 (Severs et al.); NIMEV: A New Index of Middle English Verse (Boffey and Edwards); NLS: National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh).
2 thy wille ys oo. Literally God’s will is “one,” i.e., “constant”; I have translated ys oo as “endure,” the sense being that God’s will is perpetual and the same both on earth and in heaven.
27 my loves trowe. “My trust in praise”; see Brook, p. 87. Loves is the genitive of OE lof, “praise.”
41 the bote. “You savior” (redeemer, and remedy). See MED, bote (n.(1)), sense 2.(e). Compare bote in line 47.
45 in crop ant rote. “In every way,” literally, “in plant and root.”
ART. 73, GOD THAT AL THIS MYHTES MAY: TEXTUAL NOTES
ABBREVIATIONS: As: Aspin; Bö: Böddeker; Br: Brook; BS: Bennett and Smithers; BZ: Brandl and Zippel; B13: Brown 1937; Dea: J. M. Dean; Do: Dove 1969; Fl: Flood; Fö: Förster; Fu: Furnivall; HB: Hunt and Bliss; Kem: Kemble; Ken: Kennedy; Mi: Millett; Mo: Morris and Skeat; MS: MS Harley 2253; Mu1: H. J. R. Murray; Mu2: J. A. H. Murray; NB: Noomen and van den Boogard; Pa: Patterson; Rev: Revard 2005a; Ri: Ritson 1877; Ro: Robbins 1959; SP: Short and Pearcy; Si: Silverstein; St: Stemmler 1970; Tu: Turville-Petre 1989; Ul: Ulrich; W1: Wright 1839; W2: Wright 1841; W3: Wright 1842; WH: Wright and Halliwell.
16 worst. So Bö, Pa. MS, W3, B13, Br. wrst.
21 Y stod. So MS, W3, B13, Br. Bö, Pa: ystod.
30 knowe. So MS, W3, B13, Br. Bö, Pa: knawe.
32 lowe. So MS, W3, B13, Br. Bö, Pa: lawe.
53 Unworth. So Bö, Pa. MS, W3, B14, Br: Unwrþ.
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