frail > weak (esp. morally)

5 And passed fairly forth. He, turning tail,

fairly > gently, moderately

6 Back to the strand retired, and there still stayed,

strand > shore

7 Awaiting passage, which him late did fail;

which him late did fail > which lately disappointed him; _hence:_ of
which he was lately disappointed

8 The whiles Cymochles with that wanton maid

The whiles > Meanwhile

9 The hasty heat of his avowed revenge delayed.

delayed > allayed, assuaged; deferred

206.41

+Whylest+ there the varlet stood, he saw from farre
2 An armed knight, that towards him fast ran,
He ran on foot, as if in lucklesse warre
4 His forlorne steed from him the victour wan;
He seemed breathlesse, hartlesse, faint, and wan,
6 And all his armour sprinckled was with bloud,
And soyld with durtie gore, that no man can
8 Discerne the hew thereof. He neuer stood,
But bent his hastie course towards the idle flood.

1 Whylest > Whiles _1609_

1 Whilst there the varlet stood, he saw from far

varlet > knight's attendant; menial

2 An armed knight, that towards him fast ran:
3 He ran on foot, as if in luckless war
4 His forlorn steed from him the victor won;

forlorn > lost; _hence:_ missing
won > [had won]

5 He seemed breathless, heartless, faint, and wan,
6 And all his armour sprinkled was with blood,
7 And soiled with dirty gore, that no man can

that > [so that]
can > could

8 Discern the hue thereof. He never stood,

hue > colour; appearance
stood > [stopped]

9 But bent his hasty course towards the Idle Flood.

bent > directed
Flood > Lake (catachr.)

206.42

The varlet saw, when to the flood he came,
2 How without stop or stay he fiercely lept,
And deepe him selfe +beducked+ in the same,
4 That in the lake his loftie crest was +steept+,
Ne of his safetie seemed care he kept,
6 But with his raging armes he rudely flasht,
The waues about, and all his armour swept,
8 That all the bloud and filth away was washt,
Yet still he bet the water, and the billowes dasht.

3 beducked > beduked _1596_
4 steept > stept _1590_

1 The varlet saw, when to the flood he came,

varlet > knight's attendant; menial; rogue

2 How without stop or stay he fiercely leapt,
3 And deep himself beducked in the same,

beducked > immersed

4 That in the lake his lofty crest was steeped,

That > [