1750
In
dreȝ
heavy
droupyng
troubled sleep
of
dreme
dreaming
draueled
muttered
þat
noble,
The knight was then dreaming of his forthcoming adventure at the Green Chapel.
1751
As
mon
one
þat
watȝ
in mornyng of
troubled with
mony
þro
oppressive
þoȝtes,
thoughts
1752
How
þat
destiné
schulde
þat
day
[dyȝt]
deal @
his
wyrde,
fate
1753
At
þe
grene
chapel,
when
he
þe
gome
man
metes,
meets
1754
&
bi-houes
is to
his
buffet
blow
abide,
endure
with-oute
debate
resistance
more;
1755
Bot
quen
when
þat
comly
fair lady
@
came
he
keuered
recovered
his
wyttes,
consciousness
He awakes and speaks to his fair visitor,
1756
Swenges
comes suddenly
out
of
þe
sweuenes,
dreaming
&
swareȝ
answers
with
hast.
speed
1757
Þe
lady
luflych
fair
com
came
laȝande
laughing
swete,
sweetly
1758
Felle
bent
ouer
his
fayre
face,
&
fetly
gracefully
him
kyssed;
who sweetly kisses him.
1759
He
welcumeȝ
hir
worþily,
courteously
with
a
wale
fair
chere;
demeanour
1760
He
seȝ
saw
hir
so
glorious,
&
gayly
atyred,
attired
1761
So
fautles
faultless
of
hir
fetures,
parts of the body
&
of
so
fyne
hewes,
hues
1762
Wiȝt
ardently
wallande
welling up
Ioye
warmed
his
hert;
heart
Great joy warms the heart of Sir Gawayne,
1763
With
smoþe
courteous
smylyng
&
smolt
gentle
þay
smeten
fell quickly
in-to
to
merþe,
merry speech
1764
Þat
al
watȝ
blis
joy
&
bonchef,
happiness
þat
breke
burst forth
hem
them
bi-twene,
1765
&
wynne,
joy
1766
Þay
lanced
uttered
wordes
gode,
1767
Much
wele
joy
þen
watȝ
þer-inne,
there
1768
Gret
perile
peril
bi-twene
hem
them
stod,
and "great peril between them stood."
1769
Nif
unless
mare
Mary
of
hir
knyȝt
mynne.
be mindful
But the knight was sunk in fitful and dreamy slumbers, as if in the grip of sad thinking how that on that very day destiny would dight him his Weird, when he should meet the Green Knight at his chapel and receive from him the blow without further words. But when that comely knight recovered his wits, he swung suddenly out of dreams and answered in haste. The lovely lady came towards him laughing sweetly, and bending over his fair face she kissed him. And he welcomed her worthily, with a pleasant smile. For he saw her so gloriously and gaily attired, so faultless in her features, and of such a fine complexion, that a strong and welling joy warmed his heart. And straight they smote forth mirth and smiles; yet all was pure bliss, and no more than they felt within them
was right.
The words they said were good,
And their joy was fair and light;
Great peril between them stood,
But Mary guarded her knight.
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.