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151
Ande
and
al
grayþed
arrayed
in
grene
green
þis
gome
man
&
his
wedes,
clothes
He was clothed entirely in green.
152
A
strayt
tight
cote
tunic
ful
very
streȝt,
straight
þat
stek
fitted close
on
his
sides,
153
A
mere
fair
mantile
mantle
abof,
upon it
mensked
adorned
with-inne,
154
With
pelure
fur
pured
trimmed
apert
evident
þe
pane
facing
ful
very
clene,
elegant
155
With
blyþe
gay
blaunner
fur (ermine?)
ful
very
bryȝt,
pure white
&
his
hod
hood
boþe,
as well
156
Þat
watȝ
was
laȝt
caught back
fro
from
his
lokkeȝ,
locks
&
layde
on
his
schulderes
shoulders
157
Heme
neat
wel haled,
drawn tight
hose
of
þat
same grene,
158
Þat
spenet
clung
on
to
his
sparlyr,
calf
&
clene
bright
spures
spurs
vnder,
His spurs were of bright gold.
159
Of
bryȝt
bright
golde,
vpon
silk
bordes,
bands
barred
ful
very
ryche
richly
160
&
scholes
without shoes
vnder
schankes,
legs (=on his feet)
þere
where
þe
schalk
man
rides;
161
&
alle
his
vesture
raiment
uerayly
truly
watȝ
was
clene
bright
verdure,
green
162
Boþe
both
þe
barres
bars
of
his
belt
&
oþer
blyþe
bright
stones,
163
Þat
were
richely
rayled
set
in
his
aray
clene,
elegant
164
Aboutte
hym-self
&
his
sadel,
saddle
vpon
silk
werkeȝ,
embroidery
His saddle was embroidered with birds and flies.
165
Þat
were
would be
to
too
tor
hard
for
to
telle
of
tryfles
details
þe
halue,
half
166
Þat
were
enbrauded
embroidered
abof,
upon it
wyth
bryddes
birds
&
flyȝes,
butterflies
167
With
gay
gaudi
ornamentation
of
grene,
green
þe
golde
ay
always
in myddes;
in the middle
168
Þe
pendauntes
pendants
of
his
payttrure,
breast-trappings of horse
þe
proude
superb
cropure
crupper
169
His
molaynes,
bosses of horse’s bit
&
alle
þe
metail
metal
anamayld
enamelled
was
þenne
then
170
Þe
steropes
stirrups
þat
he
stod
stood
on,
stayned
coloured
of
þe
same,
171
&
his
arsounȝ
saddle-bows
al
after,
after the same fashion
&
his
aþel
splendid
sturtes,
saddle-skirts
172
Þat
euer
glemered[1]
gleamed
&
glent
glinted
al
of
grene
green
stones.
173
Þe
fole
horse
þat
he
ferkkes
rides
on,
fyn
completely
of
þat
ilke,
same
The foal that he rode upon was green;
174
sertayn;
indeed
175
A
grene
hors
gret
&
þikke,
stout
176
A
stede
steed
ful
very
stif
strong
to
strayne,
restrain
it was a steed full stiff to guide.
177
In
brawden
embroidered
brydel
bridle
quik,
lively
93b
178
To
þe
gome
man
he
watȝ
was
ful
very
gayn.
obedient
And he was all clad in green garments, and fitting close to his sides was a straight coat with a simple mantle above it and well lined with gay and bright furs, as was also his hood hanging about his locks and round his shoulders; and he had hosen of that same green on his calves, and bright spurs of gold, that hung down his legs upon silk borders, richly striped, where his foot rested in the stirrup. And verily all his vesture was of pure green, both the stripings of his belt, and the stones that shone brightly in his orgeous apparel, upon silk work, on his person and saddle; and it would be too tedious to tell you even the half of such trifles as were thereon embroidered with birds and flies in gaudy greens, and ever gold in the midst. The pendants of the horse's neck-gear, the proud cropper, the ornaments, and all the metal thereof, were enamelled of green; the stirrups that he stood in of the same colour, and his saddle-bow also; and they were all glimmering and shining with green stones; and the foal on which he rode was of that same hue
certain
A green horse great and thick,
A steed full strong to strain,
In broidered bridle thick,
To the man he was full gain.

Text and side-notes from Richard Morris (1869). Interlinear glosses from Brunetti. Translation from Ernest Kirtlan's Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Rendered Literally Into Modern English.

Sources integrated and rendered by James K. Tauber.