]
[Sidenote A: He was clothed entirely in green.
[Sidenote A: He was clothed entirely in green.
Gawaine and the Green Knight
e metail anamayld was ?
enne
? e steropes ? at he stod on, stayned of ? e same,
& his arsoun3 al after, & his a? el sturtes,
172 ? at euer glemered[1] & glent al of grene stones.
[D] ? e fole ? at he ferkkes on, fyn of ? at ilke,
sertayn;
A grene hors gret & ? ikke,
176 [E] A stede ful stif to strayne,
In brawden brydel quik,
To ? e gome he wat3 ful gayn. [Fol. 93b.
]
[Sidenote A: He was clothed entirely in green. ]
[Sidenote B: His spurs were of bright gold. ]
[Sidenote C: His saddle was embroidered with birds and flies. ]
[Sidenote D: The foal that he rode upon was green;]
[Sidenote E: it was a steed full stiff to guide. ]
[Footnote 1: glemed (? ). ]
IX.
[A] Wel gay wat3 ? is gome gered in grene,
180 & ? e here of his hed of his hors swete;
Fayre fannand fax vmbe-foldes his schulderes;
[B] A much berd as[1] a busk ouer his brest henges,
? at wyth his hi3lich here, ? at of his hed reches,
184 Wat3 euesed al vmbe-torne, a-bof his elbowes,
? at half his armes ? er vnder were halched in ? e wyse
Of a kynge3 capados, ? at closes his swyre.
? e steropes ? at he stod on, stayned of ? e same,
& his arsoun3 al after, & his a? el sturtes,
172 ? at euer glemered[1] & glent al of grene stones.
[D] ? e fole ? at he ferkkes on, fyn of ? at ilke,
sertayn;
A grene hors gret & ? ikke,
176 [E] A stede ful stif to strayne,
In brawden brydel quik,
To ? e gome he wat3 ful gayn. [Fol. 93b.
]
[Sidenote A: He was clothed entirely in green. ]
[Sidenote B: His spurs were of bright gold. ]
[Sidenote C: His saddle was embroidered with birds and flies. ]
[Sidenote D: The foal that he rode upon was green;]
[Sidenote E: it was a steed full stiff to guide. ]
[Footnote 1: glemed (? ). ]
IX.
[A] Wel gay wat3 ? is gome gered in grene,
180 & ? e here of his hed of his hors swete;
Fayre fannand fax vmbe-foldes his schulderes;
[B] A much berd as[1] a busk ouer his brest henges,
? at wyth his hi3lich here, ? at of his hed reches,
184 Wat3 euesed al vmbe-torne, a-bof his elbowes,
? at half his armes ? er vnder were halched in ? e wyse
Of a kynge3 capados, ? at closes his swyre.