Readings for line KD.3.36

L.3.36KD.3.36
To Mede þe mayde · he mellud þis wordes
M.3.36KD.3.36
To mede þe mayden  he melled þes word.es .
Cr1.3.37KD.3.36
To Mede the mayde he mellud thes wordes
W.3.36KD.3.36
To mede þe mayde . he mened þise wordes
Hm.3.36KD.3.36
to mede the mayden · he menedeHm.3.36: The word could be either menede or meuede. these woordes
C.3.36KD.3.36
To mede the maide · he melled this wordes
G.4.36KD.3.36
to mede the meyden he mouvthed thes wordes
O.3.36KD.3.36
To Mede þe mayde  he medeledeO.3.36: OC2 alone have he medelede; variants include he melled (CCrBLMRH), & meelyd (F), he medled (Y), he mened (WHmHm2), and he mouthed (G). þeise wordis
R.3.36KD.3.36
To mede þis mayde  he mellud þisR.3.36: R's phrase þis mayde is unique. F's has þat Mayde while beta reads þe mayde. Both Ax and Cx agree with beta. wordes .
F.4.37KD.3.36
To Meede þatF.4.37: Beta witnesses read þe, exactly what Langland's usual formula would suggest. However, R has þis, and alpha may simply have had a thorn without the suspended <s>, <t>, or <e>. Mayde / & meelyde þese wordis.