]
216 [E] & al bigrauen with grene, in gracios[1] werkes;
A lace lapped aboute, ?
216 [E] & al bigrauen with grene, in gracios[1] werkes;
A lace lapped aboute, ?
Gawaine and the Green Knight
er,
204 Ne no pysan, ne no plate ? at pented to armes,
Ne no schafte, ne no schelde, to schwne ne to smyte,
[B] Bot in his on honde he hade a holyn bobbe,
? at is grattest in grene, when greue3 ar bare,
208 [C] & an ax in his o? er, a hoge & vn-mete,
A spetos spar? e to expoun in spelle quo-so my3t;
? e hede of an eln3erde ? e large lenk? e hade,
? e grayn al of grene stele & of golde hewen,
212 [D] ? 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 ?
204 Ne no pysan, ne no plate ? at pented to armes,
Ne no schafte, ne no schelde, to schwne ne to smyte,
[B] Bot in his on honde he hade a holyn bobbe,
? at is grattest in grene, when greue3 ar bare,
208 [C] & an ax in his o? er, a hoge & vn-mete,
A spetos spar? e to expoun in spelle quo-so my3t;
? e hede of an eln3erde ? e large lenk? e hade,
? e grayn al of grene stele & of golde hewen,
212 [D] ? 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 ?