ay slypte,
slentyng
of arwes,
[E] At vche [?
[E] At vche [?
Gawaine and the Green Knight
at stoutly ascryed;
[C] ? ay let ? e hertte3 haf ? e gate, with ? e hy3e hedes,
? e breme bukke3 also, with hor brode paume3;
1156 For ? e fre lorde hade de-fende in fermysoun tyme,
? at ? er schulde no mon mene[1] to ? e male dere.
[D] ? e hinde3 were halden in, with hay & war,
? e does dryuen with gret dyn to ? e depe slade3;
1160 ? er my3t mon se, as ?
ay slypte, slentyng of arwes,
[E] At vche [? at] wende vnder wande wapped a flone,
? at bigly bote on ? e broun, with ful brode hede3,
[F] What! ? ay brayen, & bleden, bi bonkke3 ? ay de3en.
1164 & ay rachches in a res radly hem fol3es,
Huntere3 wyth hy3e horne hasted hem after,
[G] Wyth such a crakkande kry, as klyffes haden brusten;
What wylde so at-waped wy3es ? at schotten,
1168 Wat3 al to-raced & rent, at ? e resayt.
Bi ? ay were tened at ? e hy3e, & taysed to ? e wattre3,
? e lede3 were so lerned at ? e lo3e trysteres,
& ?
[C] ? ay let ? e hertte3 haf ? e gate, with ? e hy3e hedes,
? e breme bukke3 also, with hor brode paume3;
1156 For ? e fre lorde hade de-fende in fermysoun tyme,
? at ? er schulde no mon mene[1] to ? e male dere.
[D] ? e hinde3 were halden in, with hay & war,
? e does dryuen with gret dyn to ? e depe slade3;
1160 ? er my3t mon se, as ?
ay slypte, slentyng of arwes,
[E] At vche [? at] wende vnder wande wapped a flone,
? at bigly bote on ? e broun, with ful brode hede3,
[F] What! ? ay brayen, & bleden, bi bonkke3 ? ay de3en.
1164 & ay rachches in a res radly hem fol3es,
Huntere3 wyth hy3e horne hasted hem after,
[G] Wyth such a crakkande kry, as klyffes haden brusten;
What wylde so at-waped wy3es ? at schotten,
1168 Wat3 al to-raced & rent, at ? e resayt.
Bi ? ay were tened at ? e hy3e, & taysed to ? e wattre3,
? e lede3 were so lerned at ? e lo3e trysteres,
& ?