Readings for line KD.5.99

L.5.100KD.5.99
Bitwene many · and many · I make debate ofte
M.5.100KD.5.99
Bytwene many and many . I make debate ofte .
Cr1.5.98KD.5.99
Betwene many and many , I make debate oft
W.5.99KD.5.99
Bitwene manye and manye . I make debate ofte           W.5.99:nota
Hm.5.100KD.5.99
Bytwene man and man · y make debate ofte
C.5.100KD.5.99
Bitwene many and many · I make debate ofte
G.6.100KD.5.99
betwene many & many I make debate oft
O.5.100KD.5.99
Bitwene many & many  I make debate ofte
R.5.100KD.5.99
By-twene mayne and mayneR.5.100: The form mayne is the R scribe's spelling for meine, "household" (see also R.16.247:). In F the a-verse reads By-twixe hym & manye men; most beta manuscripts have Bitwene many and many. Though MED lists the head form as meine, OED notes that by the opening of the fifteenth century the word was sometimes spelled many, which appears to have been beta's intention. Its authenticity is also supported by a cognate line from the A version, where the phrase reads Betwyn hym & his meyne.  I make debate ofte .
F.5.98KD.5.99
By-twixe hym & manye men / y make debate ofte.