¶ riht at p{ri}me tide, hy gonnen out to ryde. hy fonnden in a grene, a geaunt swyþe kene, 908 his feren hi{m} biside, þat day forto abyde. [Headnote: _The fight begins._] [Sidenote: Cutberd strikes so hard, that the giant asks for a breathing spell,] ¶ Þeilke bataille Cutberd gan assaille. 912 He ȝaf de{n}tes inoȝe; Þe kniȝtes felle iswoȝe. His dent he gan wiþdraȝe, For hi were neȝ aslaȝe. 916 Cubert him gan asayle; Wolde he nawt fayle. 912 He keyte duntes ynowe; Þe geant fel hy swowe. Hys feren go{n}ne{n} hem wyt d{ra}we, Þo here mayst{er} wa slawe. 916 Godmod hem gon asaylen; nolde he nout faylen. 912 [Sidenote: [leaf 88, back]] he ȝef duntes ynowe; þe payen fel y swowe. ys feren gonnen hem wiþ drawe, for huere maister wes neh slawe. 916 [Sidenote: and says he has never before experienced such blows, save at the hand of King Murry.] {And} sede, “kniȝtes, nu ȝe reste One while, ef ȝou leste.” Hi sede, “hi neure nadde Of kniȝte dentes so harde. 920 [_No gap in MS._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] He was of hornes ku{n}ne, Iborn in suddenne.” 924 He seyden, “knyct þo reste Awile ȝyf þe luste. We neu{er}e ne hente Of ma{n}[KH-3] so harde dunte, 920 Bute of þe king Mory, Þat was so swyþe stordy. He was of hornes kinne; We slowe hym in sodenne.” 924 [Footnote KH-3: MS. adds ‘nes honde’ underdotted as a mistake.] he seide, “knyht, þou reste a whyle, ȝef þe leste. y ne heuede ner of monnes hond so harde duntes in non lond, 920 bote of þe kyng Murry, þ{a}t wes swiþe sturdy. he wes of hornes kenne; y sloh him in sudenne.” 924 [Sidenote: Horn is enraged,] ¶ Horn hi{m} ga{n} to ag{ri}se, {And} his blod arise. Cuberd gan ag{r}ise, And hys blod aryse. ¶ Godmod him gon agryse, ant his blod aryse. [Sidenote: and renews the fight.] Biuo hi{m} saȝ he sto{n}de Þ{a}t driue{n} hi{m} of lo{n}de, 928 {And} þ{a}t his fader sloȝ. To hi{m} his swerd he droȝ. By for hym he sey stonde Þat drof hym out of londe, 928 And hys fad{er} aquelde. He smot hym hond{er} schelde. byforen him he seh stonde þat drof him out of londe, 928 ant fader his a-quelde; he smot him vnder shelde. [Sidenote: Cutberd looks on his ring, then smites the giant through the heart.]