XV.
The Green Knight rested on his axe,
The haþel heldet hym fro, & on his ax rested,
Sette þe schaft vpon schore, & to be scharp lened,
& loked to þe leude, þat on þe launde 3ede,
How þat do3ty dredles deruely þer stonde3,
Armed ful a3le3; in hert hit hym lyke3.
þenn he mele3 muryly, wyth a much steuen,
& wyth a r[a]ykande rurde he to þe renk sayde,
"Bolde burne, on þis bent be not so gryndel;