生僻古词简述

    affray 　attack, assault


    ambuscaded 　ced 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 iid 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 　dly, 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


    leaguer/-ed 　nds］besiege/-d


    lealty 　faithfulness, loyalty


    let 　allowed (if asion let, let fashion)


    mchite 　a green mineral


    marges 　margins or edges


    mattock 　two-headed agricultural tool


    mead 　meadow


    meshed 　entangled inextricably


    sh 　ssh


    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 　ck


    scathe 　harm


    sojourned 　stayed


    sward 　expanse of short grass


    swart 　dark-hued


    tarry/-ied 　linger/-ed


    thrall/thralldom 　ve/very


    twain 　two


    vambrace 　armour for the fore-arm


    weird 　fate


    whin 　gorse


    whortleberry 　bilberry


    writhen 　twisted, arranged in coils