er glent with y3en gray,
A semloker ?
A semloker ?
Gawaine and the Green Knight
e ?
ay maden to ?
e mete tyme;
72 When ? ay had waschen, wor? yly ? ay wenten to sete,
? e best burne ay abof, as hit best semed;
[D] Whene Guenore ful gay, gray? ed in ? e myddes.
Dressed on ? e dere des, dubbed al aboute,
76 Smal sendal bisides, a selure hir ouer
Of tryed Tolouse, of Tars tapites in-noghe,
? at were enbrawded & beten wyth ? e best gemmes,
? at my3t be preued of prys wyth penyes to bye,
80 in daye;
[E] ? e comlokest to discrye,
?
er glent with y3en gray,
A semloker ? at euer he sy3e,
84 Soth mo3t no mon say.
[Sidenote A: They celebrate the New Year with great joy. ]
[Sidenote B: Gifts are demanded and bestowed. ]
[Sidenote C: Lords and ladies take their seats at the table. ]
[Sidenote D: Queen Guenever appears gaily dressed. ]
[Sidenote E: A lady fairer of form might no one say he had ever before
seen. ]
V.
[A] Bot Arthure wolde not ete til al were serued,
He wat3 so Ioly of his Ioyfnes, & sum-quat child gered,
His lif liked hym ly3t, he louied ? e lasse
88 [B] Au? er to lenge lye, or to longe sitte,
So bi-sied him his 3onge blod & his brayn wylde;
& also ano? er maner meued him eke,
? at he ? ur3 nobelay had nomen, ho wolde neuer ete
92 Vpon such a dere day, er hym deuised were
[C] Of sum auenturus ? yng an vncou? e tale,
Of sum mayn meruayle, ?
72 When ? ay had waschen, wor? yly ? ay wenten to sete,
? e best burne ay abof, as hit best semed;
[D] Whene Guenore ful gay, gray? ed in ? e myddes.
Dressed on ? e dere des, dubbed al aboute,
76 Smal sendal bisides, a selure hir ouer
Of tryed Tolouse, of Tars tapites in-noghe,
? at were enbrawded & beten wyth ? e best gemmes,
? at my3t be preued of prys wyth penyes to bye,
80 in daye;
[E] ? e comlokest to discrye,
?
er glent with y3en gray,
A semloker ? at euer he sy3e,
84 Soth mo3t no mon say.
[Sidenote A: They celebrate the New Year with great joy. ]
[Sidenote B: Gifts are demanded and bestowed. ]
[Sidenote C: Lords and ladies take their seats at the table. ]
[Sidenote D: Queen Guenever appears gaily dressed. ]
[Sidenote E: A lady fairer of form might no one say he had ever before
seen. ]
V.
[A] Bot Arthure wolde not ete til al were serued,
He wat3 so Ioly of his Ioyfnes, & sum-quat child gered,
His lif liked hym ly3t, he louied ? e lasse
88 [B] Au? er to lenge lye, or to longe sitte,
So bi-sied him his 3onge blod & his brayn wylde;
& also ano? er maner meued him eke,
? at he ? ur3 nobelay had nomen, ho wolde neuer ete
92 Vpon such a dere day, er hym deuised were
[C] Of sum auenturus ? yng an vncou? e tale,
Of sum mayn meruayle, ?
