The fairest sin the sunsaw

• the first sin → original sin and the Fall of Man

• fairest sign → the rainbow seen by Noah (who sent out two birds → continuing the bird imagery in this paragraph)

• the fairest sin the sunsaw (that's cearc!) → "the fairest sign the sun saw (that's the ark!)" &ndash suggests a reversal of perspective, the sun seeing the "sign" of the ark, instead of Noah seeing the sign of the rainbow → the Hen, gathering goods, in her knapsack also collects a rainbow or an ark

• since the sun set