Þe freke calde hit a fest ful frely & ofte,
Ful hendely, quen alle þe haþeles re-hayted hym at oneȝ
as hende;
"Þis penaunce now ȝe take,
& eft hit schal amende;"
Þat mon much merþe con make.
For wyn in his hed þat wende.
1 MS. cefly. 2 swete (?). 3 sewes (?).
XVII.
Sir Gawayne, in answer to questions put to him,