2. purpose: topic or subject of conversation

6. knights: military attendants, followers

8. regard: sight, glance

2. ouerwent: E.K.

4. nigheth: approaches

5. alegge: E.K.

8. to quell: E.K.

11. The Swallow: E.K.

12. Welkin: E.K.

13. studde: tree trunk, stem

20. Lettice: E.K.

20. wexe light: become frivolous or wanton

21. askaunce: E.K.

22. Loue: Cupid.

25. assott: E.K.

26. lustie: lively

28. How kenst thou: ‘how do you know’

29. his slomber: E.K.

31. happely: by chance; felicitously

33. With winges . . . blewe: E.K.

37. for thy: E.K.

39. Ylike: alike

40. For als: E.K.

43. seeing: overseeing

44. swerue: deviate, go astray

46. sithens . . . morowe: ‘it was only three days ago’

49. vnhappye: unfortunate

50. clouted: bandaged, wrapped in cloths

51. a dell: E.K.

52. vnioynted: disjointed, disconnected

53. ioynted: disjointed, broken

54. spell: E.K.

55. Thelf: the elf (ewe), mischievous creature

56. I trowe . . . good: ‘I hope she knows better’

57. gang: E.K.

59. forecast: anticipated

62. groomes: helpers

62. han: have

65. bolts: arrows

66. tooting: searching; spying

67. Yuie todde: E.K.

73. thicke: thicket

74. some quicke: something alive; a living creature

77. earnd: yearned

81. lope: lept

85. leuelde: aimed

89. pumie: pumice

89. hastly hent: quickly picked up

90. availed: succeeded

91. wimble . . . wight: nimble . . . strong

93. latched: E.K.

98. For then: as a result

98. smart: sharp pain

105. token: sign, example, mark

108. wroken: E.K.

111. haunted: frequented

115. thicks: darkens

116. stouping Phebus: E.K.

56. deliuer: agile

79. Periphrasis: circumlocution