91-2. 'And each would wish that the crowns of the others were five times
as precious, if it were possible to better them.'
97. _Poule_: the common OFr. and ME. form, as at VIII _a_ 25, 270, XI
_b_ 80. But the rime with _naule_ 'nail' (ON. _nagl_) points to the form
_Paule_ for the original. The reference is to 1 Corinthians vi. 15 and
xii. 12 ff.
100. _hys body_, 'its body', 'the body'. _tyste_: for _tyȝte_
'tight', like l. 102 _myste_ for _myȝte_ 'might'. The rimes with
_Kryst_, _gryste_, _lyste_ show that _st_ and _ȝt_ were very similar
in pronunciation. See Appendix § 6 (end).