e halle entres,
Driuande to ?
Driuande to ?
Gawaine and the Green Knight
e bit burnyst bry3t, with a brod egge,
As wel schapen to schere as scharp rasores;
? e stele of a stif staf ? e sturne hit bi-grypte,
? at wat3 wounden wyth yrn to ? e wande3 ende, [Fol. 94. ]
216 [E] & al bigrauen with grene, in gracios[1] werkes;
A lace lapped aboute, ? at louked at ? e hede,
& so after ? e halme halched ful ofte,
Wyth tryed tassele3 ? erto tacched in-noghe,
220 [F] On botoun3 of ? e bry3t grene brayden ful ryche.
? is ha? el helde3 hym in, & ?
e halle entres,
Driuande to ? e he3e dece, dut he no wo? e,
[G] Haylsed he neuer one, bot he3e he ouer loked.
224 ? e fyrst word ? at he warp, "wher is," he sayd,
[H] "? e gouernour of ? is gyng? gladly I wolde
Se ? at segg in sy3t, & with hym self speke
raysoun. "
228 To kny3te3 he kest his y3e,
& reled hym vp & doun,
[I] He stemmed & con studie,
Quo walt ? er most renoun.
[Sidenote A: The knight carried neither spear nor shield,]
[Sidenote B: In one hand was a holly bough,]
[Sidenote C: in the other an axe,]
[Sidenote D: the edge of which was as keen as a sharp razor,]
[Sidenote E: and the handle was encased in iron, curiously "graven with
green, in gracious works. "]
[Sidenote F: Thus arrayed the Green Knight enters the hall,]
[Sidenote G: without saluting any one. ]
[Sidenote H: He asks for the "governor" of the company,]
[Sidenote I: and looks for the most renowned. ]
[Footnote 1: looks like gracons in MS.
As wel schapen to schere as scharp rasores;
? e stele of a stif staf ? e sturne hit bi-grypte,
? at wat3 wounden wyth yrn to ? e wande3 ende, [Fol. 94. ]
216 [E] & al bigrauen with grene, in gracios[1] werkes;
A lace lapped aboute, ? at louked at ? e hede,
& so after ? e halme halched ful ofte,
Wyth tryed tassele3 ? erto tacched in-noghe,
220 [F] On botoun3 of ? e bry3t grene brayden ful ryche.
? is ha? el helde3 hym in, & ?
e halle entres,
Driuande to ? e he3e dece, dut he no wo? e,
[G] Haylsed he neuer one, bot he3e he ouer loked.
224 ? e fyrst word ? at he warp, "wher is," he sayd,
[H] "? e gouernour of ? is gyng? gladly I wolde
Se ? at segg in sy3t, & with hym self speke
raysoun. "
228 To kny3te3 he kest his y3e,
& reled hym vp & doun,
[I] He stemmed & con studie,
Quo walt ? er most renoun.
[Sidenote A: The knight carried neither spear nor shield,]
[Sidenote B: In one hand was a holly bough,]
[Sidenote C: in the other an axe,]
[Sidenote D: the edge of which was as keen as a sharp razor,]
[Sidenote E: and the handle was encased in iron, curiously "graven with
green, in gracious works. "]
[Sidenote F: Thus arrayed the Green Knight enters the hall,]
[Sidenote G: without saluting any one. ]
[Sidenote H: He asks for the "governor" of the company,]
[Sidenote I: and looks for the most renowned. ]
[Footnote 1: looks like gracons in MS.
