Lancelot of the Laik Part 41

2684. _stud aw_, stood in awe; see note to l. 1506. 2693, 4. These lines do not rime. But we should certainly read _felde_, _erde_ having slipped in from confusion with l. 2691. The knight of Galloway goes _to the field_, i.e. joins battle.

P. 80, l. 2712. _On ayar half_, on either side. The MS. omits _to_.

2713. _of_, off.

2714. _noiss_, nose.

2731. _Bot nocht forthi_, But not on that account.

P. 81, l. 2754. _harmys_, loss.

2761. _aucht to ses_, ought to cease.

2765. _at_, that.

2768. _my lef_, my leave, permission.

2770. _in to cage_, in prison.

P. 82, l. 2802. _commandit_, commended.

P. 83, l. 2819. _one athir half_, on either side.

2820. _rown_, run.

2821. _howyns_; an ungrammatical form; perhaps _howyng_ is meant.

2827. _one hycht_, on height; i.e. aloud.

2829. _sterith_, stirreth.

2833. "The lady of Melyhalt made (her way) to him, and immediately caused his couch to be placed before a window." Mr Stevenson reads,

"Of Melyhalt the lady to hyme maid Incontinent his couche, and gart he[N1] had," etc.

i.e. "The lady immediately made his bed for him," etc.

2841. _wencust_, vanquished. After this word we should perhaps insert "at," as in l. 3336.

[Footnote N1: But the MS. has "be;" also "melyhat" instead of "Melyhalt."]

P. 84, ll. 2877-2880. These lines were printed by me for the first time, four lines having been here again omitted by Mr Stevenson.

2880. _but weyne_, without doubt.

2884. _to led and stere_, to lead and direct.

P. 85, l. 2893. _Endlong_, along.

2894. _weryne_, were.

2913. _let_, hinder.

P. 86, l. 2925. _dulay_, delay; as in several other places.

2938. _fek_, effect.

2944. _?ude_, went.

2947. _fair_, welfare.

P. 87, l. 2964. _Whill_, until.

2970. _ho_, stop, pause.

2971. _veryng In affray_, were in terror.

2972. _rovm_, room.

2978. _socht_, made his way.

2984. _disponit_, intends; but we must insert "not," to complete the sense and the metre.

P. 88, l. 2998. _eschevit_ (used pa.s.sively), is achieved.

3003. _o knycht_, a single knight.

3005. _tais_, takes.

3006. _fays_, foes.

3013. _onys or the nycht_, once ere the night.

3015. _that ?he have gilt to mend_, to amend that in which ye have trespa.s.sed.

P. 89, l. 3052. _Do at I may_, Do that which I can.

P. 90, l. 3065. This line is printed by Mr Stevenson,

"Curag can [ ] encresing in[N2] his hart";

but it is not clear that a word is wanting, for the metre is as complete as in many other lines; whilst, as regards the sense, "the knycht" is probably a nominative without a verb, and l. 3065 means, "Courage did increase in his heart." Or the reader may, if he pleases, insert "fele."

Compare l. 3058.

3066. _lap_, leaped.

3079. Observe the omission of the word "neither" in this line.