e lere he discouere3,
[B] His longe louelych lokke3 he layd ouer his croun.
[B] His longe louelych lokke3 he layd ouer his croun.
Gawaine and the Green Knight
y londe, & layt no fyrre,
412 bot slokes;
[G] Ta now ? y grymme tole to ? e,
& let se how ? ou cnoke3. "
"Gladly sir, for so? e,"
416 Quod Gawan; his ax he strokes.
[Sidenote A: "It pleases me well, Sir Gawayne," says the Green Knight,
"that I shall receive a blow from thy fist; but thou must swear that thou
wilt seek me,]
[Sidenote B: to receive the blow in return. "]
[Sidenote C: "Where shall I seek thee? " says Sir Gawayne;]
[Sidenote D: "tell me thy name and abode and I will find thee. "]
[Sidenote E: "When thou hast smitten me," says the knight, "then tell I
thee of my home and name;]
[Sidenote F: if I speak not at all, so much the better for thee. ]
[Sidenote G: Take now thy grim tool, and let us see how thou knockest. "]
XIX.
[A] The grene kny3t vpon grounde gray? ely hym dresses,
A littel lut with ? e hede, ?
e lere he discouere3,
[B] His longe louelych lokke3 he layd ouer his croun.
420 Let ? e naked nec to ? e note schewe.
Gauan gripped to his ax, & gederes hit on hy3t,
? e kay fot on ? e folde he be-fore sette,
[C] Let hit doun ly3tly ly3t on ? e naked,
424 ? at ? e scharp of ? e schalk schyndered ? e bones,
[D] & schrank ? ur3 ? e schyire grece, & scade hit in twynne,
? at ? e bit of ?
412 bot slokes;
[G] Ta now ? y grymme tole to ? e,
& let se how ? ou cnoke3. "
"Gladly sir, for so? e,"
416 Quod Gawan; his ax he strokes.
[Sidenote A: "It pleases me well, Sir Gawayne," says the Green Knight,
"that I shall receive a blow from thy fist; but thou must swear that thou
wilt seek me,]
[Sidenote B: to receive the blow in return. "]
[Sidenote C: "Where shall I seek thee? " says Sir Gawayne;]
[Sidenote D: "tell me thy name and abode and I will find thee. "]
[Sidenote E: "When thou hast smitten me," says the knight, "then tell I
thee of my home and name;]
[Sidenote F: if I speak not at all, so much the better for thee. ]
[Sidenote G: Take now thy grim tool, and let us see how thou knockest. "]
XIX.
[A] The grene kny3t vpon grounde gray? ely hym dresses,
A littel lut with ? e hede, ?
e lere he discouere3,
[B] His longe louelych lokke3 he layd ouer his croun.
420 Let ? e naked nec to ? e note schewe.
Gauan gripped to his ax, & gederes hit on hy3t,
? e kay fot on ? e folde he be-fore sette,
[C] Let hit doun ly3tly ly3t on ? e naked,
424 ? at ? e scharp of ? e schalk schyndered ? e bones,
[D] & schrank ? ur3 ? e schyire grece, & scade hit in twynne,
? at ? e bit of ?
