ou
kyssedes
my clere wyf, ?
Gawaine and the Green Knight
e wyth no rof, sore with ry3t I ?
e profered,
For ? e forwarde that we fest in ? e fyrst ny3t, [Fol. 122b. ]
2348 & ? ou trystyly ? e traw? e & trwly me halde3,
Al ? e gayne ? ow me gef, as god mon shulde;
[G] ? at o? er munt for ? e morne, mon, I ? e profered,
?
ou kyssedes my clere wyf, ? e cosse3 me ra3te3,
2352 For bo? e two here I ? e bede bot two bare myntes,
boute sca? e;
[H] Trwe mon trwe restore,
? enne ? ar mon drede no wa? e;
2356 [I] At ? e ? rid ? ou fayled ? ore,
& ? er-for ? at tappe ta ? e.
[Sidenote A: The Green Knight rested on his axe,]
[Sidenote B: looked on Sir Gawayne, who appeared bold and fearless,]
[Sidenote C: and addressed him as follows: "Bold knight, be not so wroth,]
[Sidenote D: I promised thee a stroke and thou hast it, be satisfied.
For ? e forwarde that we fest in ? e fyrst ny3t, [Fol. 122b. ]
2348 & ? ou trystyly ? e traw? e & trwly me halde3,
Al ? e gayne ? ow me gef, as god mon shulde;
[G] ? at o? er munt for ? e morne, mon, I ? e profered,
?
ou kyssedes my clere wyf, ? e cosse3 me ra3te3,
2352 For bo? e two here I ? e bede bot two bare myntes,
boute sca? e;
[H] Trwe mon trwe restore,
? enne ? ar mon drede no wa? e;
2356 [I] At ? e ? rid ? ou fayled ? ore,
& ? er-for ? at tappe ta ? e.
[Sidenote A: The Green Knight rested on his axe,]
[Sidenote B: looked on Sir Gawayne, who appeared bold and fearless,]
[Sidenote C: and addressed him as follows: "Bold knight, be not so wroth,]
[Sidenote D: I promised thee a stroke and thou hast it, be satisfied.
