A | B |
gabled | peaked, as a roof |
brood | clutch; a litter; offspring |
lament | dirge; crying; expression of grief |
reparation | amends; reimbursement |
plundering | thieving; predatory |
prow | the front of a ship |
Linden | a deciduous hardwood tree, grown for its soft lumber and for shade |
vexed | angry |
boast | prideful claim; to brag |
reprisal | revenge; retaliation |
pilgrimage | a journey to a holy place, undertaken for religious reasons; a journey to a place with special significance |
courtier | aristocrat; noble |
vane | a flat blade mounted as part of a set in a a circle as to rotate under the action of wind or liquid |
fantastic | extraordinary; imaginary; implausible |
fetter | shackle; tie; to impede; to restrict ; to restrain |
runic | relating to an old Germanic alphabet character from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
solace | to console; to comfort; succor; relief |
check | to curb; to limit; to stop; to delay |
niggardly | miserly; ungenerous; stingy |
imperious | domineering; haughty; bossy |
supple | elastic; limber; lithe; agile |
hide | an old English measure of land, usually the amount held adequate for one free family and its dependents |
reproach | accusation; blasphemy |
molten | glowing with great heat; melted |
hoary | snow white; grey; silvery; ancient |