neighbour element > (Earth and Water being two of the four elements of ancient philosophy, the others being Air and Fire) 7 Then gin the blustering brethren boldly threat gin > do brethren > [brother waves] threat > threaten 8 To move the world from off its steadfast hinge, hinge > axis 9 And boisterous battle make, each other to avenge. boisterous > violently fierce, truculent, boisterous 111.22 The steely head stucke fast still in his flesh, 2 Till with his cruell clawes he snatcht the wood, And quite a sunder broke. Forth flowed fresh 4 A gushing riuer of blacke goarie blood, That drowned all the land, whereon he stood; 6 The streame thereof would driue a water-mill. Trebly augmented was his furious mood 8 With bitter sense of his deepe rooted ill, That flames of fire he threw forth from his large nosethrill. 1 The steely head stuck fast still in his flesh, fast > firmly 2 Till with his cruel claws he snatched the wood, 3 And quite asunder broke. Forth flowed fresh 4 A gushing river of black gory blood, 5 That drowned all the land whereon he stood; 6 The stream thereof would drive a water-mill. 7 Trebly augmented was his furious mood 8 With bitter sense of his deep-rooted ill, sense > sensation, awareness ill > injury; distress; _also:_ wickedness 9 That flames of fire he threw forth from his large nostril. That > [So that] 111.23 His hideous tayle then hurled he about, 2 And therewith all enwrapt the nimble thyes Of his froth-fomy steed, whose courage stout 4 Striuing to loose the knot, that fast him tyes, Himselfe in streighter bandes too rash implyes, 6 That to the ground he is perforce constraynd To throw his rider: who can quickly ryse 8 From off the earth, with durty bloud distaynd, For that reprochfull fall right fowly he disdaynd. 1 His hideous tail then hurled he about, hideous > terrific; immense hurled > whirled; drove with force 2 And therewith all enwrapped the nimble thighs therewith > with that [with his tail] 3 Of his froth-foamy steed, whose courage stout, his > [the knight's] stout > proud; fierce; bold 4 Striving to loose the knot that fast him ties, fast > firmly 5 Himself in straiter bonds too rash implies, Himself > (The horse; allegorically, the knight also: cf. e.g. 102.8:4) straiter > stricter, tighter, more confining rash > hastily; suddenly implies > enfolds, entangles 6 That to the ground he is perforce constrained That > [So that] perforce > by force; perforce 7 To throw his rider: who can quickly rise can > did 8 From off the earth, with dirty blood distained; distained > stained; defiled, sullied 9 For that reproachful fall right foully he disdained. reproachful > shameful (of the ignoble means whereby it was brought about) he disdained > he disdained; moved him to anger; moved him to indignation 111.24