eke > also mights > virtue, efficacy, powers 3 Shaped like a lady's head, exceeding shone, lady > (Presumably the Faery Queen. In the chronicle of Geoffrey of Monmouth (_Historia Regum Britanniae_ 9.4), Arthur's shield bore an image of the Virgin Mary) 4 Like Hesperus amongst the lesser lights, Hesperus > (The "Evening Star", i.e. the planet Venus) 5 And strove to amaze the weaker sights; amaze > overwhelm 6 Thereby his mortal blade full comely hung mortal > lethal full > very, exceedingly 7 In ivory sheath, carved with curious sleights; sleights > designs, patterns (SUS) 8 Whose hilts were burnished gold, and handle strong hilts were > [hilt was: the plural form, which is obsolete, is apparently used here catachr. to denote the guard, "that part of the hilt which protects the hand" (_OED_)] 9 Of mother pearl, and buckled with a golden tongue. mother pearl > mother-of-pearl tongue > pin (of buckle) 107.31 His haughtie helmet, horrid all with gold, 2 Both glorious brightnesse, and great terrour bred; For all the crest a Dragon did enfold 4 With greedie pawes, and ouer all did spred His golden wings: his dreadfull hideous hed 6 Close couched on the beuer, seem'd to throw From flaming mouth bright sparkles fierie red, 8 That suddeine horrour to faint harts did show; And scaly tayle was stretcht adowne his backe full low. 1 His haughty helmet, horrid all with gold, haughty > high, imposing horrid > bristling, rough 2 Both glorious brightness, and great terror bred; bred > engendered 3 For all the crest a dragon did enfold dragon > (Geoffrey of Monmouth (_HRB_ 9.4) says a dragon was engraved on Arthur's helmet; Arthur's father, Uther Pendragon, also wore such a device, and from it derived his name: the Brythonic "pen" = "head") 4 With greedy paws, and over all did spread greedy > eager; greedy 5 His golden wings: his dreadful hideous head, 6 Close couched on the beaver, seemed to throw couched > {Lying down, with head raised: a term in heraldry} beaver > visor (strictly, the lower part of face-guard of helmet) 7 From flaming mouth bright sparkles fiery red, 8 That sudden horror to faint hearts did show; 9 And scaly tail was stretched down his back full low. full > exceedingly, very 107.32 Vpon the top of all his loftie crest, 2 A bunch of haires discolourd diuersly, With sprincled pearle, and gold fully richly drest, 4 Did shake, and seem'd to daunce for iollity, Like to an Almond tree ymounted hye 6 On top of greene +Selinis+ all alone, With blossomes braue bedecked daintily; 8 +Whose+ tender locks do tremble euery one At euery little breath, that vnder heauen is blowne. 6 Selinis > _Selinis 1590, 1609_ 8 Whose > Her _1590_ 1 Upon the top of all his lofty crest crest > {Apex of the helmet} 2 A bunch of hairs discoloured diversely