el freke,
& al stouned at his steuen, & stonstil seten,
[E] In a swoghe sylence ?
& al stouned at his steuen, & stonstil seten,
[E] In a swoghe sylence ?
Gawaine and the Green Knight
e lude to be-holde,
For vch mon had meruayle quat hit mene my3t,
? at a ha? el & a horse my3t such a hwe lach,
[B] As growe grene as ? e gres & grener hit semed,
236 ? en grene aumayl on golde lowande bry3ter;
Al studied ? at ? er stod, & stalked hym nerre,
[C] Wyth al ? e wonder of ? e worlde, what he worch schulde.
For fele sellye3 had ? ay sen, bot such neuer are,
240 For-? i for fantoum & fayry3e ? e folk ? ere hit demed;
[D] ? er-fore to answare wat3 ar3e mony a?
el freke,
& al stouned at his steuen, & stonstil seten,
[E] In a swoghe sylence ? ur3 ? e sale riche
244 As al were slypped vpon slepe so slaked hor lote3
in hy3e;
I deme hit not al for doute,
[F] Bot sum for cortaysye,
248 Bot let hym ? at al schulde loute,
Cast vnto ? at wy3e.
[Sidenote A: Much they marvel to see a man and a horse]
[Sidenote B: as green as grass. ]
[Sidenote C: Never before had they seen such a sight as this. ]
[Sidenote D: They were afraid to answer,]
[Sidenote E: and were as silent as if sleep had taken possession of them;]
[Sidenote F: some from fear and others from courtesy. ]
XII.
[A] ? enn Ar? our bifore ? e hi3 dece ? at auenture byholde3,
& rekenly hym reuerenced, for rad was he neuer,
252 & sayde, "wy3e, welcum iwys to ? is place,
[B] ? e hede of ?
For vch mon had meruayle quat hit mene my3t,
? at a ha? el & a horse my3t such a hwe lach,
[B] As growe grene as ? e gres & grener hit semed,
236 ? en grene aumayl on golde lowande bry3ter;
Al studied ? at ? er stod, & stalked hym nerre,
[C] Wyth al ? e wonder of ? e worlde, what he worch schulde.
For fele sellye3 had ? ay sen, bot such neuer are,
240 For-? i for fantoum & fayry3e ? e folk ? ere hit demed;
[D] ? er-fore to answare wat3 ar3e mony a?
el freke,
& al stouned at his steuen, & stonstil seten,
[E] In a swoghe sylence ? ur3 ? e sale riche
244 As al were slypped vpon slepe so slaked hor lote3
in hy3e;
I deme hit not al for doute,
[F] Bot sum for cortaysye,
248 Bot let hym ? at al schulde loute,
Cast vnto ? at wy3e.
[Sidenote A: Much they marvel to see a man and a horse]
[Sidenote B: as green as grass. ]
[Sidenote C: Never before had they seen such a sight as this. ]
[Sidenote D: They were afraid to answer,]
[Sidenote E: and were as silent as if sleep had taken possession of them;]
[Sidenote F: some from fear and others from courtesy. ]
XII.
[A] ? enn Ar? our bifore ? e hi3 dece ? at auenture byholde3,
& rekenly hym reuerenced, for rad was he neuer,
252 & sayde, "wy3e, welcum iwys to ? is place,
[B] ? e hede of ?