L.8.6KD.8.6 ¶ Was neuere wiȝte as I went · þat me wisse couthe
# the questioun askyn of Freris of dowell
M.8.6KD.8.6Was neuere wiȝte as I wente þat me wisse couthe
Cr1.8.6KD.8.6 Was neuer wyght as I went , that me wyshe could
W.8.6KD.8.6 ¶ Was neuere wiȝt as I wente . þat me wisse kouþe
Hm.8.6KD.8.6 ¶ ...?...was neuer wythHm.8.6: Wyth, "person, anyone." as y wente · that me wysse cowde
C.8.6KD.8.6 Was neuere wiȝt as I wente · þat me wisse kouthe
G.9.6KD.8.6 was neuer wyght as I went þat me wvysse couvlde
O.8.6KD.8.6Was neuere wiȝt as I wente þat me wisse kouþeO.8.6: OC2 alone lack the following line attested by all other B manuscripts: "Where þis leode lenged lasse ne moore."
R.8.6KD.8.6
AndR.8.6:
R's And is unique. F begins the line with But þere was,
while beta simply begins with Was. Both Ax and Cx agree with beta. was neuere in þis worldeR.8.6: R
uniquely omits wiȝt immediately after neuere. R's
in þis worlde, though supported by Cx, is also
unique among the B copies; beta and F agree instead on as
I went, which is also the reading of many A copies (others have
wene rather than wente). þat me wisse
couthe .
F.6.7KD.8.6But þere waswas [neuere] wyght as y went / þat me wysshe cowthe.