affray 　attack, assault

ambuscaded 　placed in ambuscade, ambushed

ardour 　burning heat (of breath)

argent 　silver or silvery-white

astonied 　earlier form of astonished

bested 　beset［also spelt bestead ］

blow 　bloom

boss 　raised centre of a shield

broidure 　embroidery

burg 　a walled town

byrnie 　coat of mail

car 　chariot

carle 　peasant or servant

chrysoprase 　a golden-green precious stone

conch 　shellfish used as a musical instrument or instrument of call

cravenhood 　cowardice［apparently unique here］

damascened 　etched or inlaid with gold or silver

descry 　catch sight of

diapered 　diamond-patterned

dight 　arrayed

drake 　dragon. old english draca.

drolleries 　something amusing or funny

emprise 　enterprise

fain 　gladly, willingly

fell 　(1) cruel, terrible　(2) mountain

glistering 　sparkling

greave 　armour for the shin

hauberk 　defensive armour, long tunic of chain-mail

illfavoured 　having an unpleasant appearance, ugly

kirtle 　garment reaching to the knees or lower

lappet 　small fold of a garment

leaguer/-ed 　［lands］besiege/-d

lealty 　faithfulness, loyalty

let 　allowed (if occasion let, let fashion)

malachite 　a green mineral

marges 　margins or edges

mattock 　two-headed agricultural tool

mead 　meadow

meshed 　entangled inextricably

plash 　splash

plenished 　filled up

puissance 　power, strength, force

reck 　take thought of

rede 　counsel

repair 　go frequently to

repast 　food; meal, feast

rowan 　mountain ash

ruth 　sorrow, distress

sable 　black

scathe 　harm

sojourned 　stayed

sward 　expanse of short grass

swart 　dark-hued

tarry/-ied 　linger/-ed

thrall/thralldom 　slave/slavery

twain 　two

vambrace 　armour for the fore-arm

weird 　fate

whin 　gorse

whortleberry 　bilberry

writhen 　twisted, arranged in coils