e
pentangel
de-paynt of pure golde hwe3;
He brayde3 hit by ?
He brayde3 hit by ?
Gawaine and the Green Knight
yk,
As mony burde ? er aboute had ben seuen wynter
in toune;
[H] ? e cercle wat3 more o prys,
616 ? at vmbe-clypped hys croun,
Of diamaunte3 a deuys,
? at bo? e were bry3t & broun.
[Sidenote A: Thus arrayed the knight hears mass,]
[Sidenote B: and afterwards takes leave of Arthur and his court. ]
[Sidenote C: By that time his horse Gringolet was ready,]
[Sidenote D: the harness of which glittered like the "gleam of the sun. "]
[Sidenote E: Then Sir Gawayne sets his helmet upon his head,]
[Sidenote F: fastened behind with a "urisoun,"]
[Sidenote G: richly embroidered with gems. ]
[Sidenote H: The circle around the helmet was decked with diamonds. ]
VI.
[A] Then ? ay schewed hym ? e schelde, ? at was of schyr goule3,
620 Wyth ?
e pentangel de-paynt of pure golde hwe3;
He brayde3 hit by ? e baude-ryk, aboute ? e hals kestes,
? at bisemed ? e segge semlyly fayre.
[B] & quy ? e pentangel apende3 to ? at prynce noble,
624 I am in tent yow to telle, ? of tary hyt me schulde;
Hit is a syngne ? at Salamon set sum-quyle,
In bytoknyng of traw? e, bi tytle ? at hit habbe3,
For hit is a figure ? at halde3 fyue poynte3, [Fol. 99b]
628 & vche lyne vmbe-lappe3 & louke3 in o? er,
[C] & ay quere hit is endele3,[1] & Englych hit callen
Ouer-al, as I here, ? e endeles knot.
As mony burde ? er aboute had ben seuen wynter
in toune;
[H] ? e cercle wat3 more o prys,
616 ? at vmbe-clypped hys croun,
Of diamaunte3 a deuys,
? at bo? e were bry3t & broun.
[Sidenote A: Thus arrayed the knight hears mass,]
[Sidenote B: and afterwards takes leave of Arthur and his court. ]
[Sidenote C: By that time his horse Gringolet was ready,]
[Sidenote D: the harness of which glittered like the "gleam of the sun. "]
[Sidenote E: Then Sir Gawayne sets his helmet upon his head,]
[Sidenote F: fastened behind with a "urisoun,"]
[Sidenote G: richly embroidered with gems. ]
[Sidenote H: The circle around the helmet was decked with diamonds. ]
VI.
[A] Then ? ay schewed hym ? e schelde, ? at was of schyr goule3,
620 Wyth ?
e pentangel de-paynt of pure golde hwe3;
He brayde3 hit by ? e baude-ryk, aboute ? e hals kestes,
? at bisemed ? e segge semlyly fayre.
[B] & quy ? e pentangel apende3 to ? at prynce noble,
624 I am in tent yow to telle, ? of tary hyt me schulde;
Hit is a syngne ? at Salamon set sum-quyle,
In bytoknyng of traw? e, bi tytle ? at hit habbe3,
For hit is a figure ? at halde3 fyue poynte3, [Fol. 99b]
628 & vche lyne vmbe-lappe3 & louke3 in o? er,
[C] & ay quere hit is endele3,[1] & Englych hit callen
Ouer-al, as I here, ? e endeles knot.
