Ygaerne

Layamon's Brut

• attribution: When they were all seated, the earls to their meat, the king sent his messengers to Ygaerne the fair, Gorlois the earl's wife, woman fairest of all. (Layamon's Brut)

  "When they were all seated, the earls to their meat, the king sent his messengers to Ygaerne the fair, Gorlois the earl's wife, woman fairest of all."

• attestation: Oft he looked on her, and glanced with his eyes, oft he sent his cup-bearers forth to her table, oft he laughed at her, and made glances to her, and she him lovingly beheld--but I know not whether she loved him. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Oft he looked on her, and glanced with his eyes, oft he sent his cup-bearers forth to her table, oft he laughed at her, and made glances to her, and she him lovingly beheld--but I know not whether she loved him."

• attestation: He had there two castles inclosed most fast, the castles were good, and belonged to the race of his ancestors. To Tintateol he sent his mistress who was so fair, named Ygaerne, best of all women. (Layamon's Brut)

  "he had there two castles inclosed most fast, the castles were good, and belonged to the race of his ancestors."

• attribution: To Tintateol he sent his mistress who was so fair, named Ygaerne, best of all women; and he inclosed her fast in the castle. (Layamon's Brut)

  "To Tintateol he sent his mistress who was so fair, named Ygaerne, best of all women;"

• attestation: He inclosed her fast in the castle. Ygaerne was sorry, and sorrowful in heart, that so many men for her should there have destruction. (Layamon's Brut)

  "and he inclosed her fast in the castle."

• attestation: Ygaerne was sorry, and sorrowful in heart, that so many men for her should there have destruction. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Ygaerne was sorry, and sorrowful in heart, that so many men for her should there have destruction."

• attestation: Thou lovest Ygaerne, and holdest it so secret, the woman is to thee dear, and her lord all loath, his land thou consumest, and makest him destitute, and threatenest himself to slay, and his kin to destroy. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Thou lovest Ygaerne, and holdest it so secret, the woman is to thee dear, and her lord all loath, his land thou consumest, and makest him destitute, and threatenest himself to slay, and his kin to destroy."

• attestation: Weenest thou with such harm to obtain Ygaerne? (Layamon's Brut)

  "Weenest thou with such harm to obtain Ygaerne?"

• attestation: So long as is eternity, that shall never come, that he obtain her, but through my stratagem, for there is no woman truer in this world's realm. (Layamon's Brut)

  "But so long as is eternity, that shall never come, that he obtain her, but through my stratagem, for there is no woman truer in this world's realm."

• attestation: When Ygaerne shall see thee, in mood shall it be well to her. (Layamon's Brut)

  "When Ygaerne shall see thee, in mood shall it be well to her;"

• attestation: Out came Ygaerne forth to the earl, and said these words with winsome speech: "Welcome, lord, man to me dearest. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Out came Ygaerne forth to the earl, and said these words with winsome speech: "Welcome, lord, man to me dearest;"

• attribution: Go into the chamber, and cause my bed to be made, and I will rest me for this night's space, and all day to-morrow, to gladden my people." Ygaerne went to chamber, and caused a bed to be made for him, the kingly bed was all overspread with a pall. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Go into the chamber, and cause my bed to be made, and I will rest me for this night's space, and all day to-morrow, to gladden my people." Ygaerne went to chamber, and caused a bed to be made for him, the kingly bed was all overspread with a pall."

• attestation: Three days was the king dwelling there. (Layamon's Brut)

  "Three days was the king dwelling there;"

• attestation: On the fourth day he went to Tintaieol. He sent to the castle his best thanes, and greeted Ygaerne, noblest of women, and sent her token what they spake in bed. (Layamon's Brut)

  "and on the fourth day he went to Tintaieol."

• attribution: He sent to the castle his best thanes, and greeted Ygaerne, noblest of women, and sent her token what they spake in bed;. (Layamon's Brut)

  "He sent to the castle his best thanes, and greeted Ygaerne, noblest of women, and sent her token what they spake in bed;"

• attestation: Ordered her that she should yield the castle quickly--there was no other counsel, for her lord was dead. Yet Ygaerne weened that it were sooth, that the dead earl had sought his people, and she all believed, that it were false, that the King Uther had ever come down. (Layamon's Brut)

  "and ordered her that she should yield the castle quickly--there was no other counsel, for her lord was dead."