A GLOSSARY.
• Stowers, harms, troubles.
• Dan, a term of honour.
• Nould, would not.
• Leach, physician.
• Gree, satisfaction.
• Thilke, that.
• Tho, then.
• Thews, instructions.
• Mought, might.
• Bowntihed, bounteousness.
• Sell, seat.
• Wonne, dwell.
• Mell, mingle.
• Perdy, (French, par Dieu), an old oath or affirmation.
• Surquedry, pride.
• False faytor, deceiver.
• Bonnibels, fair dames.
• Imps, children, or offspring.
• Demeanour, behaviour.
• Wends, walks.
• Yede yfere, go together.
• Gondelay, a little bark.
• Sted, mansion.
• Depeinten, pourtray'd.
• Whilom, formerly.
• Amenaunce, carriage, gesture.
• Aguise, cover.
• Benempt, called.
• Y-bord, accost.
• Brast, burst.
• Louting, bowing.
• Bellamour, partner in affection.
• Y-pight, fixed.
• Dell, vale.
• Bourn, stream.
• Blent, blended, mingled.
• Joyant, glad.
• Enhaunce, lift up.
• Levin, light'ning.
• Gossimer, filaments like cobweb, which we frequently find cross our path.
• Immew'd, inclosed.
• Gyre, circle.
• Thrillant, strongly piercing.
• Dernful, gloomy.
• Grisly, dreadful.
• Purfle, mantle.
• Levin brond, thunderbolt.
• Espial, watch-tower.
• Rime, chink.
• Fetisely, beautifully.
• Impunging, piercing.
• Fit, tune.
• Dit, music.
• Giambeaux, legs.
• Shent, ill affected.
• Als, also.
• Gnarring, snarling.
• Warray'd, attacked.
• Embay, bathe.
• Scath, harm.
• Page 31 Feare, wife.
• Bevy, company.
• Teen, affliction.
• Y-fere, together.
• Tedes, torches.
• Sheen, shine.
• Forespent, tired out.
• Adaw'd, terrified.
• Scowl, frown.
• Transmewed, transformed.
• Miser, an unhappy person.
• Pudency, modesty.
• Latched, catched.
• Craven, coward.
• Ravin, destruction.
• Stole, mantle.
• Resience, residence.
• Kestrel, base. It signifies properly, the worst kind of hawk.
• Meir, any think that incloses.
• Announced, proclaimed.
• Stire, stir.
• Amerc'd, punished.
• Affray'd, kept in awe.
• Selcouth, uncommon, i. e. seldom known.
• Mew, hiding-place.
• Fould'ring, thundering.
• Site, situation.
• Eftsoo…
Hugh Downman's The Land of the Muses: a Poem in the Manner of Spenser (1768) helpfully includes a Glossary
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