[i_54, 55] E gives war and so in J: but wes from W is preferable. For als nere (W) E has alsner.
[i_61] From H. E has How that in his evyn descendand, which does not make sense. W gives That be lyne war dissendand, which halts metrically. See note.
[i_77] Sulde in W. E omits.
[i_129] ] Skeat adopts determynatly from H, with the meaning “certainly.” But this reading cumbers the metre; and Barbour’s word to this effect is “certis.”
[i_130] ] For is from W and H. E omits.
[i_218] S nek[ke]bane.
[i_247] Liking from H. E has wyll, which leaves the line metrically short of a syllable.
[i_258] It from H. E has Thai thingis, which turns the line into prose.
[i_279] Hard from W improves the line. It is not given in E or H.
[i_286] So Skeat reads, following H. E has land that is, which is clearly wrong. Cf. line 316.