To him ne dorste his dowhter werne;
And natheles this he him seide,
How Achelons er he ferst preide
To wedden hire, and in accord
Thei stode, as it was of record: 2070
Bot for al that this he him granteth,
That which of hem that other daunteth[1277]
In armes, him sche scholde take,
And that the king hath undertake.
This Achelons was a Geant,