ei comen to-gidre
{and} ben
assembled
{and} clepid to-gidre in to o cours.
Chaucer - Boethius
RUPIS ACHEMENIE.
[Sidenote: [The fyrste Met{ur}.]]
++TIgris [{and}] eufrates resoluen {and} spryngen of a welle in ?e
kragges of ?e roche of ?e contre of achemenye ?er{e} as ?e fleenge
[batayle] ficchi? hire dartes reto{ur}nid in ?e brestes of hem ?at
folwen hem. ? And sone aftre ?e same ryueres tigris {and} eufrates
vnioygne{n} {and} dep{ar}ten hir{e} watres. and yif ?
ei comen to-gidre
{and} ben
assembled
{and} clepid to-gidre in to o cours.
?an moten ?ilke
?inges fletyn to-gidre whiche ?at ?e water of ?e entrechau{n}gyng flode
bry{n}ge? ?e shippes {and} ?e stokkes araced wi? ?e flood moten
assemble. {and} ?e watres ymedlyd wrappi? or implie?