]
[Sidenote E: Gawayne tells her that he will become her own knight and
faithful servant.
[Sidenote E: Gawayne tells her that he will become her own knight and
faithful servant.
Gawaine and the Green Knight
ay meled of much-quat, til myd-morn paste,
& ay ? e lady let lyk, a[1] hym loued mych;
[F] ? e freke ferde with defence, & feted ful fayre.
? a3 I were burde bry3test, ? e burde in mynde hade,
1284 ? e lasse luf in his lode, for lur ? at he so3t,
boute hone;
? e dunte ? at schulde[2] hym deue,
& nede3 hit most be done;
1288 [G] ? e lady ? enn spek of leue.
He granted hir ful sone.
[Sidenote A: Gawayne tells her that he prefers her conversation before that
of all others. ]
[Sidenote B: The lady declares by Mary,]
[Sidenote C: that were she about to choose her a lord,]
[Sidenote D: she would select Gawayne before any man on earth.
]
[Sidenote E: Gawayne tells her that he will become her own knight and
faithful servant. ]
[Sidenote F: The remembrance of his adventure prevents him from thinking of
love. ]
[Sidenote G: The lady takes leave of Sir Gawayne. ]
[Footnote 1: and (? )]
[Footnote 2: sclulde, in MS. ]
VII.
[A] ? enne ho gef hym god-day, & wyth a glent la3ed.
& as ho stod, ho stonyed hym wyth ful stor worde3:
1292 [B] "Now he ? at spede3 vche spech, ? is disport 3elde yow!
Bot ? at 3e be Gawan, hit got3 in mynde. "
"Quer-fore? " quod ? e freke, & freschly he aske3,
Ferde lest he hade fayled in fourme of his castes;
1296 Bot ?
& ay ? e lady let lyk, a[1] hym loued mych;
[F] ? e freke ferde with defence, & feted ful fayre.
? a3 I were burde bry3test, ? e burde in mynde hade,
1284 ? e lasse luf in his lode, for lur ? at he so3t,
boute hone;
? e dunte ? at schulde[2] hym deue,
& nede3 hit most be done;
1288 [G] ? e lady ? enn spek of leue.
He granted hir ful sone.
[Sidenote A: Gawayne tells her that he prefers her conversation before that
of all others. ]
[Sidenote B: The lady declares by Mary,]
[Sidenote C: that were she about to choose her a lord,]
[Sidenote D: she would select Gawayne before any man on earth.
]
[Sidenote E: Gawayne tells her that he will become her own knight and
faithful servant. ]
[Sidenote F: The remembrance of his adventure prevents him from thinking of
love. ]
[Sidenote G: The lady takes leave of Sir Gawayne. ]
[Footnote 1: and (? )]
[Footnote 2: sclulde, in MS. ]
VII.
[A] ? enne ho gef hym god-day, & wyth a glent la3ed.
& as ho stod, ho stonyed hym wyth ful stor worde3:
1292 [B] "Now he ? at spede3 vche spech, ? is disport 3elde yow!
Bot ? at 3e be Gawan, hit got3 in mynde. "
"Quer-fore? " quod ? e freke, & freschly he aske3,
Ferde lest he hade fayled in fourme of his castes;
1296 Bot ?
