e he3e felle;
724 [F] Nade he ben du3ty & dry3e, & dry3tyn had serued, Douteles
he hade ben ded, & dreped ful ofte.
Gawaine and the Green Knight
er water ?er ?e wy3e passed,
716 He fonde a foo hym byfore, bot ferly hit were,
& ?at so foule & so felle, ?at fe3t hym by-hode;
[C] So mony meruayl hi mount ?er ?e mon fynde3,
Hit were to tore for to telle of ?e ten?e dole.
720 [D] Sumwhyle wyth worme3 he werre3, & with wolues als,
Sumwhyle wyth wodwos, ?at woned in ?e knarre3,
[E] Bo?e wyth bulle3 & bere3, & bore3 o?er-quyle,
& etayne3, ?at hym a-nelede, of ?
e he3e felle;
724 [F] Nade he ben du3ty & dry3e, & dry3tyn had serued, Douteles
he hade ben ded, & dreped ful ofte.
[G] For werre wrathed hym not so much, ?at wynter was wors,
When ?e colde cler water fro ?e cloude3 schadden,
728 & fres er hit falle my3t to ?e fale er?e;
Ner slayn wyth ?e slete he sleped in his yrnes,
Mo ny3te3 ?en in-noghe in naked rokke3,
?er as claterande fro ?e crest ?e colde borne renne3,
732 & henged he3e ouer his hede in hard ysse-ikkles.
[H] ?us in peryl, & payne, & plytes ful harde,
Bi contray carye3 ?is kny3t, tyl kryst-masse euen,
al one;
736 ?e kny3t wel ?
