e lude to be-holde,
For vch mon had meruayle quat hit mene my3t,
?
For vch mon had meruayle quat hit mene my3t,
?
Gawaine and the Green Knight
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. ]
XI.
232 [A] Ther wat3 lokyng on len? e, ?
e lude to be-holde,
For vch mon had meruayle quat hit mene my3t,
? at a ha? el & a horse my3t such a hwe lach,
[B] As growe grene as ? e gres & grener hit semed,
236 ? en grene aumayl on golde lowande bry3ter;
Al studied ? at ? er stod, & stalked hym nerre,
[C] Wyth al ? e wonder of ? e worlde, what he worch schulde.
For fele sellye3 had ? ay sen, bot such neuer are,
240 For-? i for fantoum & fayry3e ? e folk ? ere hit demed;
[D] ? er-fore to answare wat3 ar3e mony a? el freke,
& al stouned at his steuen, & stonstil seten,
[E] In a swoghe sylence ?
[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. ]
XI.
232 [A] Ther wat3 lokyng on len? e, ?
e lude to be-holde,
For vch mon had meruayle quat hit mene my3t,
? at a ha? el & a horse my3t such a hwe lach,
[B] As growe grene as ? e gres & grener hit semed,
236 ? en grene aumayl on golde lowande bry3ter;
Al studied ? at ? er stod, & stalked hym nerre,
[C] Wyth al ? e wonder of ? e worlde, what he worch schulde.
For fele sellye3 had ? ay sen, bot such neuer are,
240 For-? i for fantoum & fayry3e ? e folk ? ere hit demed;
[D] ? er-fore to answare wat3 ar3e mony a? el freke,
& al stouned at his steuen, & stonstil seten,
[E] In a swoghe sylence ?
