e
wyldrenesse
of Wyrale; wonde ?
Gawaine and the Green Knight
is renk ?
ur3 ?
e ryalme of Logres,
692 Sir Gauan on Gode3 halue, ? a3 hym no gomen ? o3t;
Oft, leudle3 alone, he lenge3 on ny3te3,
? er he fonde no3t hym byfore ? e fare ? at he lyked;
[B] Hade he no fere bot his fole, bi frythe3 & doune3,
696 Ne no gome bot God, bi gate wyth to karp,
[C] Til ? at he ne3ed ful noghe[1] in to ? e Nor? e Wale3;
Alle ? e iles of Anglesay on lyft half he halde3,
& fare3 ouer ? e forde3 by ? e for-londe3,
700 [D] Ouer at ? e Holy-Hede, til he hade eft bonk
In ?
e wyldrenesse of Wyrale; wonde ? er bot lyte
[E] ? at au? er God o? er gome wyth goud hert louied. [Fol. 100b]
& ay he frayned, as he ferde, at freke3 ? at he met,
704 [F] If ? ay hade herde any karp of a kny3t grene,
In any grounde ? er-aboute, of ? e grene chapel;[2]
& al nykked hym wyth nay, ? at neuer in her lyue
[G] ? ay se3e neuer no segge ? at wat3 of suche hwe3
708 of grene.
? e kny3t tok gates straunge,
In mony a bonk vnbene,
[H] His cher ful oft con chaunge,
712 ?
692 Sir Gauan on Gode3 halue, ? a3 hym no gomen ? o3t;
Oft, leudle3 alone, he lenge3 on ny3te3,
? er he fonde no3t hym byfore ? e fare ? at he lyked;
[B] Hade he no fere bot his fole, bi frythe3 & doune3,
696 Ne no gome bot God, bi gate wyth to karp,
[C] Til ? at he ne3ed ful noghe[1] in to ? e Nor? e Wale3;
Alle ? e iles of Anglesay on lyft half he halde3,
& fare3 ouer ? e forde3 by ? e for-londe3,
700 [D] Ouer at ? e Holy-Hede, til he hade eft bonk
In ?
e wyldrenesse of Wyrale; wonde ? er bot lyte
[E] ? at au? er God o? er gome wyth goud hert louied. [Fol. 100b]
& ay he frayned, as he ferde, at freke3 ? at he met,
704 [F] If ? ay hade herde any karp of a kny3t grene,
In any grounde ? er-aboute, of ? e grene chapel;[2]
& al nykked hym wyth nay, ? at neuer in her lyue
[G] ? ay se3e neuer no segge ? at wat3 of suche hwe3
708 of grene.
? e kny3t tok gates straunge,
In mony a bonk vnbene,
[H] His cher ful oft con chaunge,
712 ?