e gode kny3t, & kene men hem serued
Of alle dayntye3 double, as derrest my3t falle,
484 Wyth alle maner of mete &
mynstralcie
bo?
Gawaine and the Green Knight
"
476 He glent vpon sir Gawen, & gaynly he sayde,
[D] "Now sir, heng vp ?yn ax, ?at hat3 in-nogh hewen."
& hit wat3 don abof ?e dece, on doser to henge, [Fol. 97b.]
?er alle men for meruayl my3t on hit loke,
480 & bi trwe tytel ?er-of to telle ?e wonder.
[E] ?enne ?ay bo3ed to a borde ?ise burnes to-geder,
?e kyng & ?
e gode kny3t, & kene men hem serued
Of alle dayntye3 double, as derrest my3t falle,
484 Wyth alle maner of mete &
mynstralcie
bo?
e;
Wyth wele walt ?ay ?at day, til wor?ed an ende,
in londe.
[F] Now ?enk wel, sir Gawan,
488 For wo?e ?at ?ou ne wonde,
?is auenture forto frayn,
?at ?ou hat3 tan on honde.
[Sidenote A: Arthur addresses the queen:]
[Sidenote B: "Dear dame, be not dismayed; such marvels well become the
Christmas festival;]
[Sidenote C: I may now go to meat.]
[Sidenote D: Sir Gawayne, hang up thine axe.]
[Sidenote E: The king and his knights sit feasting at the board till day is
ended.
