at bere
blusschande
beme3 as ?
Gawaine and the Green Knight
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 ? at lufsum vnder lyne,
[G] "? a3 I hade o3t[3] of youre3,
1816 3et schulde 3e haue of myne. "
[Sidenote A: She then kisses him, sighing for sorrow. ]
[Sidenote B: She desires some gift,]
[Sidenote C: by which to remember him. ]
[Sidenote D: Gawayne tells her that she is worthy of a better gift than he
can bestow. ]
[Sidenote E: He has no men with mails containing precious things. ]
[Sidenote F: Then says that lovesome,]
[Sidenote G: "Though I had nought of yours, yet should ye have of mine. "]
[Footnote 1: of, in MS. ]
[Footnote 2: tyne, in MS. ]
[Footnote 3: no3t (? ). ]
XXVIII.
[A] Ho ra3t hym a riche rynk[1] of red golde werke3,
Wyth a starande ston, stondande alofte,
?
at bere blusschande beme3 as ? e bry3t sunne;
1820 Wyt 3e wel, hit wat3 worth wele ful hoge.
[B] Bot ? e renk hit renayed, & redyly he sayde,
"I wil no gifte3 for gode, my gay, at ? is tyme; [Fol. 115b. ]
[C] I haf none yow to norne, ne no3t wyl I take. "
1824 Ho bede hit hym ful bysily, & he hir bode wernes,
& swere swyftel[y] his sothe, ? at he hit sese nolde;
[D] & ho sore ? at he forsoke, & sayde ? er-after,
"If 3e renay my rynk, to ryche for hit seme3,
1828 3e wolde not so hy3ly halden be to me,
I schal gif yow my girdel, ? at gaynes yow lasse. "
Ho la3t a lace ly3tly, ? at[2] leke vmbe hir syde3,
[E] Knit vpon hir kyrtel, vnder ? e clere mantyle,
1832 Gered hit wat3 with grene sylke, & with golde schaped,
No3t bot arounde brayden, beten with fyngre3;
& ? at ho bede to ?
Iche tolke mon do as he is tan, tas to non ille,
1812 ne pine. "
[F] "Nay, hende of hy3e honours,"
Quod ? at lufsum vnder lyne,
[G] "? a3 I hade o3t[3] of youre3,
1816 3et schulde 3e haue of myne. "
[Sidenote A: She then kisses him, sighing for sorrow. ]
[Sidenote B: She desires some gift,]
[Sidenote C: by which to remember him. ]
[Sidenote D: Gawayne tells her that she is worthy of a better gift than he
can bestow. ]
[Sidenote E: He has no men with mails containing precious things. ]
[Sidenote F: Then says that lovesome,]
[Sidenote G: "Though I had nought of yours, yet should ye have of mine. "]
[Footnote 1: of, in MS. ]
[Footnote 2: tyne, in MS. ]
[Footnote 3: no3t (? ). ]
XXVIII.
[A] Ho ra3t hym a riche rynk[1] of red golde werke3,
Wyth a starande ston, stondande alofte,
?
at bere blusschande beme3 as ? e bry3t sunne;
1820 Wyt 3e wel, hit wat3 worth wele ful hoge.
[B] Bot ? e renk hit renayed, & redyly he sayde,
"I wil no gifte3 for gode, my gay, at ? is tyme; [Fol. 115b. ]
[C] I haf none yow to norne, ne no3t wyl I take. "
1824 Ho bede hit hym ful bysily, & he hir bode wernes,
& swere swyftel[y] his sothe, ? at he hit sese nolde;
[D] & ho sore ? at he forsoke, & sayde ? er-after,
"If 3e renay my rynk, to ryche for hit seme3,
1828 3e wolde not so hy3ly halden be to me,
I schal gif yow my girdel, ? at gaynes yow lasse. "
Ho la3t a lace ly3tly, ? at[2] leke vmbe hir syde3,
[E] Knit vpon hir kyrtel, vnder ? e clere mantyle,
1832 Gered hit wat3 with grene sylke, & with golde schaped,
No3t bot arounde brayden, beten with fyngre3;
& ? at ho bede to ?
