e pure
pentaungel
wyth ?
Gawaine and the Green Knight
656 Now alle ? ese fyue sy? e3, forso? e, were fetled on ? is kny3t,
& vchone halched in o? er, ? at non ende hade,
& fyched vpon fyue poynte3, ? at fayld neuer,
Ne samned neuer in no syde, ne sundred nou? [er],
660 With-outen ende at any noke [a]i quere fynde,
Where-euer ? e gomen bygan, or glod to an ende.
[E] ? er-fore on his schene schelde schapen wat3 ? e knot,
? us alle wyth red golde vpon rede gowle3,
664 ? at is ?
e pure pentaungel wyth ? e peple called, [Fol. 100]
with lore.
Now gray? ed is Gawan gay,
[F] & la3t his launce ry3t ? ore,
668 & gef hem alle goud day,
He wende for euer more.
[Sidenote A: He was found faultless in his five wits. ]
[Sidenote B: His trust was in the five wounds. ]
[Sidenote C: The image of the Virgin was depicted upon his shield. ]
[Sidenote D: In cleanness and courtesy he was never found wanting,]
[Sidenote E: therefore was the endless knot fastened on his shield. ]
[Sidenote F: Sir Gawayne seizes his lance and bids all "good day. "]
[Footnote 1: MS fyft. ]
[Footnote 2: for-bi (? ). ]
VIII.
[A] He sperred ?
