ur3 her dere
dalyaunce
of her derne worde3,
Wyth clene cortays carp, closed fro fyl?
Wyth clene cortays carp, closed fro fyl?
Gawaine and the Green Knight
ay seten,
1004 Euen in-mydde3, as ? e messe metely come;
& sy? en ? ur3 al ? e sale, as hem best semed,
[F] Bi vche grome at his degre gray? ely wat3 serued.
? er wat3 mete, ? er wat3 myr? e, ? er wat3 much ioye,
1008 ? at for to telle ? erof hit me tene were,
& to poynte hit 3et I pyned me parauenture;
[G] Bot 3et I wot ? at Wawen & ? e wale burde
Such comfort of her compaynye ca3ten to-geder,
1012 ?
ur3 her dere dalyaunce of her derne worde3,
Wyth clene cortays carp, closed fro fyl? e;
& hor play wat3 passande vche prynce gomen,
in vayres;
1016 [H] Trumpe3 & nakerys,
Much pypyng ? er repayres,
Vche mon tented hys,
& ? ay two tented ? ayres.
[Sidenote A: On Christmas morn,]
[Sidenote B: joy reigns in every dwelling in the world. ]
[Sidenote C: So did it in the castle where our knight abode. ]
[Sidenote D: The lord and "the old ancient wife" sit together. ]
[Sidenote E: Gawayne sits by the wife of his host. ]
[Sidenote F: It were too tedious to tell of the meat, the mirth, and the
joy that abounded everywhere. ]
[Sidenote G: Gawayne and his beautiful companion derive much comfort from
each other's conversation. ]
[Sidenote H: Trumpets and nakers give forth their sounds. ]
XXI.
1020 [A] Much dut wat3 ? er dryuen ? at day & ?
1004 Euen in-mydde3, as ? e messe metely come;
& sy? en ? ur3 al ? e sale, as hem best semed,
[F] Bi vche grome at his degre gray? ely wat3 serued.
? er wat3 mete, ? er wat3 myr? e, ? er wat3 much ioye,
1008 ? at for to telle ? erof hit me tene were,
& to poynte hit 3et I pyned me parauenture;
[G] Bot 3et I wot ? at Wawen & ? e wale burde
Such comfort of her compaynye ca3ten to-geder,
1012 ?
ur3 her dere dalyaunce of her derne worde3,
Wyth clene cortays carp, closed fro fyl? e;
& hor play wat3 passande vche prynce gomen,
in vayres;
1016 [H] Trumpe3 & nakerys,
Much pypyng ? er repayres,
Vche mon tented hys,
& ? ay two tented ? ayres.
[Sidenote A: On Christmas morn,]
[Sidenote B: joy reigns in every dwelling in the world. ]
[Sidenote C: So did it in the castle where our knight abode. ]
[Sidenote D: The lord and "the old ancient wife" sit together. ]
[Sidenote E: Gawayne sits by the wife of his host. ]
[Sidenote F: It were too tedious to tell of the meat, the mirth, and the
joy that abounded everywhere. ]
[Sidenote G: Gawayne and his beautiful companion derive much comfort from
each other's conversation. ]
[Sidenote H: Trumpets and nakers give forth their sounds. ]
XXI.
1020 [A] Much dut wat3 ? er dryuen ? at day & ?
