1 trowoe, MS. 2 quyle (?) or quen (?). 3 buurne, MS.
XV.
Gawayne looks on his host;
Gawayn gly3t on þe gome þat godly hym gret,
& þu3t hit a bolde burne þat þe bur3 a3te,
A hoge haþel for þe none3, & of hyghe elde;1
Brode bry3t wat3 his berde, & al beuer hwed,
Sturne stif on þe stryþþe on stal-worth schonke3,
Felle face as þe fyre, & fre of hys speche;
& wel hym semed for soþe, as þe segge þu3t,