While this word is damaged, the initial two letters can easily be made out. The third letter is “n” or “u, but as ”the scribe always renders the “un” combination with four minims and there are only three present the letter must be “n.” The fourth letter is “s” with the top portion of the ascender and hook removed (compare with “passe” in verse 27 and “passioun” in verse 56). The sixth is “u” or “n” due to the finishing stroke at the bottom of the right minim, which “o” lacks, and the terminal letter is “m.” ↩

The remnants of the initial “h,” second letter “e,” and the top of the finishing strokes for the fourth letter “t” can be determined for the fourth word. The missing letter is supplied from context. The slight remnants of the third and fourth letters of the fifth word can be seen, suggesting “open” by their position. There are not enough unique elements from the sixth word to determine spelling. The initial “a” of the seventh word is largely missing but the minims of the letter are partially visible and the word can be determined from context and the manuscript witnesses. ↩

Like the line above, this line is heavily damaged. The unique descender of “y” can be seen at the end of the second word, the spacing only provides enough room for “n” in the fourth word, and the crossbar of the initial “a,” the tall ascenders of the two “f’s” following, and the terminal “ye” of the sixth word can easily be seen. The rest of the sixth word can be determined from context. The bow of the initial “e” can be seen in the third word and based on the space provided and the minims still visible must be “enmyes.” ↩

The “p” in the third word can be determined from context and the remaining letters. The terminal “es” of that word, while largely gone, remains as a remnant at the bottom of the line. Likewise, the sixth word can be determined from the unique elements from those letters that remain, including the top of the initial “h,” the tittle of the “i,” and the bow of the “g.” Enough of the unique descender remains in the first letter of the fifth word to determine that it is “g” and the rest of the word can be determined from the unique elements of the letters that remain. ↩

The remnant of the “e” abbreviation in the first word can be seen to the right of the damaged “or” ligature. The closed bow of the “e” in the third word can be discerned barely, and the terminal letter of the line is visible. Unfortunately, the remaining letters cannot be determined from context. ↩

While damaged, enough of the features remain of the word to make the spelling clear. ↩