English poem
Thus lafte they the leder
by William Langland (1332–1386)
Thus lafte they the leder That hem wrong ladde, And tymed no twynte, But tolled her cornes, And gaderid the grotus With gyle, as I trowe.
tynen, tyne (A.S.) 416, to lose. part. pas. tynt, 377
titeleris (A.S. ?) 442, tattlers
tithe (A.S.) tenth, tithe
tixte (A.N.) 348, text
to (A.S.) too