e
fautlest
freke, ?
Gawaine and the Green Knight
1861.
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[Footnote 1: uf, in MS. ]
[Footnote 2: This word is doubtful. ]
XVI.
[A] For hit is my wede ? at ? ou were3, ? at ilke wouen girdel,
Myn owen wyf hit ? e weued, I wot wel forso? e;
2360 [B] Now know I wel ? y cosses, & ? y costes als,
& ? e wowyng of my wyf, I wro3t hit myseluen;
[C] I sende hir to asay ? e, & sothly me ? ynkke3,
On ?
e fautlest freke, ? at euer on fote 3ede;
2364 As perle bi ? e quite pese is of prys more,
So is Gawayn, in god fayth, bi o? er gay kny3te3.
[D] Bot here you lakked a lyttel, sir, & lewte yow wonted,
Bot ? at wat3 for no wylyde werke, ne wowyng nau? er,
2368 [E] Bot for 3e lufed your lyf, ? e lasse I yow blame. "
? at o? er stif mon in study stod a gret whyle;
So agreued for greme he gryed with-inne,
[F] Alle ? e blode of his brest blende in his face,
2372 ? at al he schrank for schome, ? at ? e schalk talked.
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[Footnote 1: uf, in MS. ]
[Footnote 2: This word is doubtful. ]
XVI.
[A] For hit is my wede ? at ? ou were3, ? at ilke wouen girdel,
Myn owen wyf hit ? e weued, I wot wel forso? e;
2360 [B] Now know I wel ? y cosses, & ? y costes als,
& ? e wowyng of my wyf, I wro3t hit myseluen;
[C] I sende hir to asay ? e, & sothly me ? ynkke3,
On ?
e fautlest freke, ? at euer on fote 3ede;
2364 As perle bi ? e quite pese is of prys more,
So is Gawayn, in god fayth, bi o? er gay kny3te3.
[D] Bot here you lakked a lyttel, sir, & lewte yow wonted,
Bot ? at wat3 for no wylyde werke, ne wowyng nau? er,
2368 [E] Bot for 3e lufed your lyf, ? e lasse I yow blame. "
? at o? er stif mon in study stod a gret whyle;
So agreued for greme he gryed with-inne,
[F] Alle ? e blode of his brest blende in his face,
2372 ? at al he schrank for schome, ? at ? e schalk talked.
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