Readings for line KD.5.540

L.5.559KD.5.540
And deden me suren hym sikerly · to serue hym for euere
M.5.560KD.5.540
And deden me seuren hym sikerly  to seruen him for euere
Cr1.5.554KD.5.540
And dyd me suren hym sykerly , to serue hym for euer
W.5.557KD.5.540
And diden me suren hym sikerly . to seruen hym for euere
Hm.5.559KD.5.540
and dude me suryn hym sykerly · to seruyn hym for euere
C.5.554KD.5.540
And dide me swere sikerly · to serue hym for euere
G.6.558KD.5.540
and dyd me suvren hym sykerly to seruven hym for euer
O.5.561KD.5.540
And dide me swere sikirli  to serue hym for euere
R.5.560KD.5.540
And deden me suren hemR.5.560: R's hem is an alpha reading, shared exclusively with F, and the plural reference is presumably to the two figures mentioned in the previous line. By contrast, beta deploys a third-person singular accusative, presumably understanding treuthe as the referent. The P family of C witnesses supports the beta reading, but the X subarchetype appears to have omitted the pronoun altogether. sikerly  to serue hym for euere .
F.5.553KD.5.540
& y haue ensured hem sewrly / to seruyn hym / for euere.