[Sidenote A: New Year's Day approaches.]
[Sidenote B: The weather is stormy.]
[Sidenote C: Snow falls.]
[Sidenote D: The dales are full of drift.]
[Sidenote E: Gawayne in his bed hears each cock that crows.]
[Sidenote F: He calls for his chamberlain, and bids him bring him his
armour.]
[Sidenote G: Men knock off the rust from his rich habergeon.]
[Sidenote H: The knight then calls for his steed.]
[Footnote 1: nywe (?).]
[Footnote 2: rynke3 (?).]
II.
[A] Whyle ?e wlonkest wedes he warp on hym-seluen;
His cote, wyth be conysaunce of ?
e clere werke3,
Ennurned vpon veluet vertuuus[1] stone3,
2028 Aboute beten, & bounden,
enbrauded
seme3,
& fayre furred with-inne wyth fayre pelures.
[B] 3et laft he not ?e lace, ?e ladie3 gifte,
?at for-gat not Gawayn, for gode of hym-seluen;
2032 Bi he hade belted ?e bronde vpon his bal3e haunche3,
[C] ?enn dressed he his drurye double hym aboute;
Swy?e swe?led vmbe his swange swetely, ?at kny3t,
?e gordel of ?e grene silke, ?at gay wel bisemed,
2036 Vpon ?at ryol red clo?e, ?at ryche wat3 to schewe.
