e
grattest
of gres ?
Gawaine and the Green Knight
e lorde of ?
e londe is lent on his gamne3,
1320 To hunt in holte3 & he? e, at hynde3 barayne,
Such a sowme he ? er slowe bi ? at ? e sunne heldet,
Of dos & of o? er dere, to deme were wonder.
? enne fersly ? ay flokked in folk at ? e laste,
1324 [B] & quykly of ? e quelled dere a querre ? ay maked;
? e best bo3ed ? erto, with burne3 in-noghe,
[C] Gedered ?
e grattest of gres ? at ? er were,
& didden hem derely vndo, as ? e dede aske3;
1328 [D] Serched hem at ? e asay, summe ? at ? er were,
Two fyngeres ? ay fonde of ? e fowlest of alle;
[E] Sy? en ? ay slyt ? e slot, sesed ? e erber,
[F] Schaued wyth a scharp knyf, & ? e schyre knitten;
1332 Sy? en rytte ? ay ?
1320 To hunt in holte3 & he? e, at hynde3 barayne,
Such a sowme he ? er slowe bi ? at ? e sunne heldet,
Of dos & of o? er dere, to deme were wonder.
? enne fersly ? ay flokked in folk at ? e laste,
1324 [B] & quykly of ? e quelled dere a querre ? ay maked;
? e best bo3ed ? erto, with burne3 in-noghe,
[C] Gedered ?
e grattest of gres ? at ? er were,
& didden hem derely vndo, as ? e dede aske3;
1328 [D] Serched hem at ? e asay, summe ? at ? er were,
Two fyngeres ? ay fonde of ? e fowlest of alle;
[E] Sy? en ? ay slyt ? e slot, sesed ? e erber,
[F] Schaued wyth a scharp knyf, & ? e schyre knitten;
1332 Sy? en rytte ? ay ?
