生僻古词简述

    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