e schene blod over his
schulderes
schot to ?
Gawaine and the Green Knight
[A] He lyftes ly3tly his lome, & let hit doun fayre,
[B] With ? e barbe of ? e bitte bi ? e bare nek [Fol. 122. ]
? a3 he homered heterly, hurt hym no more,
2312 Bot snyrt hym on ? at on syde, ? at seuered ? e hyde;
[C] ? e scharp schrank to ? e flesche ? ur3 ? e schyre grece,
? at ?
e schene blod over his schulderes schot to ? e er? e.
[D] & quen ? e burne se3 ? e blode blenk on ? e snawe,
2316 He sprit forth spenne fote more ? en a spere len? e,
Hent heterly his helme, & on his hed cast,
Schot with his schuldere3 his fayre schelde vnder,
[E] Brayde3 out a bry3t sworde, & bremely he speke3;
2320 Neuer syn ? at he wat3 burne borne of his moder,
Wat3 he neuer in ? is worlde, wy3e half so bly? e:--
[F] "Blynne, burne, of ? y bur, bede me no mo;
I haf a stroke in ? is sted with-oute stryf hent,
2324 [G] & if ? ow reche3 me any mo, I redyly schal quyte,
& 3elde 3ederly a3ayn, & ? er to 3e tryst,
& foo;
[H] Bot on stroke here me falle3,
2328 ?
