1164 & ay
rachches
in a res radly hem fol3es,
Huntere3 wyth hy3e horne hasted hem after,
[G] Wyth such a crakkande kry, as klyffes haden brusten;
What wylde so at-waped wy3es ?
Gawaine and the Green Knight
at ?er schulde no mon mene[1] to ?e male dere.
[D] ?e hinde3 were halden in, with hay & war,
?e does dryuen with gret dyn to ?e depe slade3;
1160 ?er my3t mon se, as ?ay slypte, slentyng of arwes,
[E] At vche [?at] wende vnder wande wapped a flone,
?at bigly bote on ?e broun, with ful brode hede3,
[F] What! ?ay brayen, & bleden, bi bonkke3 ?ay de3en.
1164 & ay
rachches
in a res radly hem fol3es,
Huntere3 wyth hy3e horne hasted hem after,
[G] Wyth such a crakkande kry, as klyffes haden brusten;
What wylde so at-waped wy3es ?
at schotten,
1168 Wat3 al to-raced & rent, at ?e resayt.
Bi ?ay were tened at ?e hy3e, & taysed to ?e wattre3,
?e lede3 were so lerned at ?e lo3e trysteres,
& ?e gre-hounde3 so grete, ?at geten hem bylyue,
1172 & hem to fylched, as fast as freke3 my3t loke,
?er ry3t.
[H] ?e lorde for blys abloy
Ful oft con launce & ly3t,
1176 [I] & drof ?at day wyth Ioy
Thus to ?e derk ny3t.