er as
claterande
fro ?
Gawaine and the Green Knight
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 ? at tyde,
[I] To Mary made his mone.
? at ho hym red to ryde,
& wysse hym to sum wone. [Fol. 101. ]
[Sidenote A: Many a cliff he climbed over;]
[Sidenote B: many a ford and stream he crossed, and everywhere he found a
foe. ]
[Sidenote C: It were too tedious to tell the tenth part of his adventures]
[Sidenote D: with serpents, wolves, and wild men;]
[Sidenote E: with bulls, bears, and boars. ]
[Sidenote F: Had he not been both brave and good, doubtless he had been
dead. ]
[Sidenote G: The sharp winter was far worse than any war that ever troubled
him.
