at
crystenmas
whyle;
"& i schal fonde, bi my fayth, to fylter wyth ?
"& i schal fonde, bi my fayth, to fylter wyth ?
Gawaine and the Green Knight
ay kallen hym of a quoyntaunce, & he hit quyk aske3
976 [D] To be her seruaunt sothly, if hem-self lyked.
? ay tan hym bytwene hem, wyth talkyng hym leden
[E] To chambre, to chemne, & chefly ? ay asken
[F] Spyce3, ? at vn-sparely men speded hom to bryng,
980 & ? e wynne-lych wyne ? er-with vche tyme.
? e lorde luflych aloft lepe3 ful ofte,
Mynned merthe to be made vpon mony sy? e3.
[G] Hent he3ly of his hode, & on a spere henged,
984 & wayned hom to wynne ? e worchip ? er-of,
[H] ? at most myr? e my3t mene[1] ?
at crystenmas whyle;
"& i schal fonde, bi my fayth, to fylter wyth ? e best,
Er me wont ? e wede3, with help of my frende3. "
988 ? us wyth la3ande lote3 ? e lorde hit tayt[2] make3,
[I] For to glade sir Gawayn with gomne3 in halle
? at ny3t;
Til ? at hit wat3 tyme,
992 ? e kyng comaundet ly3t,
[J] Sir Gawen his leue con nyme,
& to his bed hym di3t.
[Sidenote A: With permission of the lord,]
[Sidenote B: Sir Gawayne salutes the elder,]
[Sidenote C: but the younger he kisses,]
[Sidenote D: and begs to be her servant. ]
[Sidenote E: To chamber all go,]
[Sidenote F: where spices and wine are served. ]
[Sidenote G: The lord takes off his hood and places it on a spear. ]
[Sidenote H: He who makes most mirth is to win it. ]
[Sidenote I: Night approaches, and then]
[Sidenote J: Sir Gawayne takes his leave and retires to rest. ]
[Footnote 1: meue (? ).
976 [D] To be her seruaunt sothly, if hem-self lyked.
? ay tan hym bytwene hem, wyth talkyng hym leden
[E] To chambre, to chemne, & chefly ? ay asken
[F] Spyce3, ? at vn-sparely men speded hom to bryng,
980 & ? e wynne-lych wyne ? er-with vche tyme.
? e lorde luflych aloft lepe3 ful ofte,
Mynned merthe to be made vpon mony sy? e3.
[G] Hent he3ly of his hode, & on a spere henged,
984 & wayned hom to wynne ? e worchip ? er-of,
[H] ? at most myr? e my3t mene[1] ?
at crystenmas whyle;
"& i schal fonde, bi my fayth, to fylter wyth ? e best,
Er me wont ? e wede3, with help of my frende3. "
988 ? us wyth la3ande lote3 ? e lorde hit tayt[2] make3,
[I] For to glade sir Gawayn with gomne3 in halle
? at ny3t;
Til ? at hit wat3 tyme,
992 ? e kyng comaundet ly3t,
[J] Sir Gawen his leue con nyme,
& to his bed hym di3t.
[Sidenote A: With permission of the lord,]
[Sidenote B: Sir Gawayne salutes the elder,]
[Sidenote C: but the younger he kisses,]
[Sidenote D: and begs to be her servant. ]
[Sidenote E: To chamber all go,]
[Sidenote F: where spices and wine are served. ]
[Sidenote G: The lord takes off his hood and places it on a spear. ]
[Sidenote H: He who makes most mirth is to win it. ]
[Sidenote I: Night approaches, and then]
[Sidenote J: Sir Gawayne takes his leave and retires to rest. ]
[Footnote 1: meue (? ).
