e mon, my
mournyng
to lassen.
Gawaine and the Green Knight
at is a worde," quod ?
at wy3t, "?
at worst is of alle,
Bot I am swared for so? e, ? at sore me ? inkke3;
[A] Kysse me now coraly, & I schal cach he? en,
I may bot mourne vpon molde, as may ? at much louyes. "
1796 Sykande ho swe3e doun, & semly hym kyssed,
& si? en ho seueres hym fro, & says as ho stondes,
"Now, dere, at ? is de-partyng, do me ? is ese,
[B] Gif me sumquat of ? y gifte, ? i gloue if[1] hit were,
1800 [C] ? at I may mynne on ?
e mon, my mournyng to lassen. "
"Now Iwysse," quod ? at wy3e, "I wolde I hade here
? e leuest ? ing for ? y luf, ? at I in londe welde,
[D] For 3e haf deserued, forso? e, sellyly ofte
1804 More rewarde bi resoun, ? en I reche my3t,
Bot to dele yow for drurye, ? at dawed bot neked;
Hit is not your honour to haf at ? is tyme
A gloue for a garysoun, of Gawayne3 gifte3,
1808 & I am here [on] an erande in erde3 vncou? e,
[E] & haue no men wyth no male3, with menskful ? inge3;
? at mislyke3 me, lade, for luf at ? is tyme,[2]
Iche tolke mon do as he is tan, tas to non ille,
1812 ne pine. "
[F] "Nay, hende of hy3e honours,"
Quod ?
Bot I am swared for so? e, ? at sore me ? inkke3;
[A] Kysse me now coraly, & I schal cach he? en,
I may bot mourne vpon molde, as may ? at much louyes. "
1796 Sykande ho swe3e doun, & semly hym kyssed,
& si? en ho seueres hym fro, & says as ho stondes,
"Now, dere, at ? is de-partyng, do me ? is ese,
[B] Gif me sumquat of ? y gifte, ? i gloue if[1] hit were,
1800 [C] ? at I may mynne on ?
e mon, my mournyng to lassen. "
"Now Iwysse," quod ? at wy3e, "I wolde I hade here
? e leuest ? ing for ? y luf, ? at I in londe welde,
[D] For 3e haf deserued, forso? e, sellyly ofte
1804 More rewarde bi resoun, ? en I reche my3t,
Bot to dele yow for drurye, ? at dawed bot neked;
Hit is not your honour to haf at ? is tyme
A gloue for a garysoun, of Gawayne3 gifte3,
1808 & I am here [on] an erande in erde3 vncou? e,
[E] & haue no men wyth no male3, with menskful ? inge3;
? at mislyke3 me, lade, for luf at ? is tyme,[2]
Iche tolke mon do as he is tan, tas to non ille,
1812 ne pine. "
[F] "Nay, hende of hy3e honours,"
Quod ?