bot slokes;
Ta now þy grymme tole to þe,
& let se how þou cnokeȝ."
"Gladly sir, for soþe,"
Quod Gawan; his ax he strokes.
XIX.
The Green Knight
The grene knyȝt vpon grounde grayþely hym dresses,
A littel lut with þe hede, þe lere he discouereȝ,
His longe louelych lokkeȝ he layd ouer his croun.