is
tenelyng
of ?
Gawaine and the Green Knight
).
]
[Footnote 2: de vaye, in MS. ]
XV.
1508 [A] "I woled[1] wyt at yow, wy3e," ? at wor? y ? er sayde,
"& yow wrathed not ? er-wyth, what were ? e skylle,
? at so 3ong & so 3epe, as 3e [ar] at ? is tyme,
So cortayse, so kny3tyly, as 3e ar knowen oute,
1512 [B] & of alle cheualry to chose, ? e chef ? yng a-losed,
Is[2] ? e lel layk of luf, ? e lettrure of armes;
F[or] to telle of ?
is tenelyng of ? is trwe kny3te3,
Hit is ? e tytelet, token, & tyxt of her werkke3,
1516 How le[des] for her lele luf hor lyue3 han auntered,
Endured for her drury dulful stounde3,
& after wenged with her walour & voyded her care,
[C] & bro3t blysse in-to boure, with bountees hor awen.
1520 & 3e ar kny3t com-lokest kyd of your elde,
Your worde & your worchip walke3 ay quere, [Fol. 111b. ]
& I haf seten by your-self here sere twyes,
[D] 3et herde I neuer of your hed helde no worde3
1524 ? at euer longed to luf, lasse ne more;
[E] & 3e, ? at ar so cortays & coynt of your hetes,
Oghe to a 3onke ? ynk 3ern to schewe,
& teche sum tokene3 of trweluf craftes.
1528 Why ar 3e lewed, ? at alle ? e los welde3,
O? er elles 3e demen me to dille, your dalyaunce to herken?
for schame!
I com hider sengel, & sitte,
1532 To lerne at yow sum game,
[F] Dos, teche3 me of your wytte,
Whil my lorde is fro hame. "
[Sidenote A: "I would learn," she says, "why you, who are so young and
active,]
[Sidenote B: so skilled in the true sport of love,]
[Sidenote C: and so renowned a knight,]
[Sidenote D: have never talked to me of love.
[Footnote 2: de vaye, in MS. ]
XV.
1508 [A] "I woled[1] wyt at yow, wy3e," ? at wor? y ? er sayde,
"& yow wrathed not ? er-wyth, what were ? e skylle,
? at so 3ong & so 3epe, as 3e [ar] at ? is tyme,
So cortayse, so kny3tyly, as 3e ar knowen oute,
1512 [B] & of alle cheualry to chose, ? e chef ? yng a-losed,
Is[2] ? e lel layk of luf, ? e lettrure of armes;
F[or] to telle of ?
is tenelyng of ? is trwe kny3te3,
Hit is ? e tytelet, token, & tyxt of her werkke3,
1516 How le[des] for her lele luf hor lyue3 han auntered,
Endured for her drury dulful stounde3,
& after wenged with her walour & voyded her care,
[C] & bro3t blysse in-to boure, with bountees hor awen.
1520 & 3e ar kny3t com-lokest kyd of your elde,
Your worde & your worchip walke3 ay quere, [Fol. 111b. ]
& I haf seten by your-self here sere twyes,
[D] 3et herde I neuer of your hed helde no worde3
1524 ? at euer longed to luf, lasse ne more;
[E] & 3e, ? at ar so cortays & coynt of your hetes,
Oghe to a 3onke ? ynk 3ern to schewe,
& teche sum tokene3 of trweluf craftes.
1528 Why ar 3e lewed, ? at alle ? e los welde3,
O? er elles 3e demen me to dille, your dalyaunce to herken?
for schame!
I com hider sengel, & sitte,
1532 To lerne at yow sum game,
[F] Dos, teche3 me of your wytte,
Whil my lorde is fro hame. "
[Sidenote A: "I would learn," she says, "why you, who are so young and
active,]
[Sidenote B: so skilled in the true sport of love,]
[Sidenote C: and so renowned a knight,]
[Sidenote D: have never talked to me of love.
