dead his hand +vpreare+,
8 His honour staines with rancour and despight,
And great disparagment makes to his former might.

7 vpreare > vpheaue _conj. various editors_

1 "Indeed," then said the prince, "the evil done
2 Dies not, when breath the body first does leave,
3 But from the grandsire to the nephew's son

grandsire > grandfather
nephew > grandson

4 And all his seed the curse does often cleave,

seed > children
cleave > adhere to

5 Till vengeance utterly the guilt bereave:

bereave > take away; _hence:_ expiate

6 So straitly God does judge. But gentle knight,

straitly > strictly (see _Exod._ 20.5)
gentle > [a] noble

7 That does against the dead his hand uprear,

uprear > raise, raise up (see Textual Appendix)

8 His honour stains with rancour and despite,

despite > outrage; malice

9 And great disparagement makes to his former might."

disparagement > indignity; vilification

208.30

_Pyrochles_ gan reply the second time,
2 And to him said, Now felon sure I read,
How that thou art partaker of his crime:
4 Therefore by _Termagaunt_ thou shalt be dead.
With that his hand, more sad then lomp of lead,
6 Vplifting high, he weened with _Morddure_,
His owne good sword _Morddure_, to cleaue his head.
8 The faithfull steele such treason no'uld endure,
But swaruing from the marke, his Lords life did assure.

1 Pyrochles gan reply the second time,

gan > did

2 And to him said, "Now felon sure I read,

felon > [you are a felon, you are a villain]
read > observe; realize; declare

3 How that you are partaker of his crime:

How > [In]
partaker of > [a] participant in

4 Therefore, by Termagant, you shall be dead!"

Termagant > {Conflated with Mohammed as a Saracen god, or reckoned
to be his partner, by the Crusaders: the name may derive from the
Persian _tir-magian_, meaning a magian lord or deity; or from
"Tervagan", a proper name in _Chanson de Roland_. See _OF_
12.59}

5 With that his hand, more sad then lump of lead,

sad > heavy, heavily

6 Uplifting high, he weened with Morddure,

Uplifting > Raising
weened > thought, intended, meant

7 His own good sword Morddure, to cleave his head.

His > [Arthur's]

8 The faithful steel such treason nould endure,

nould > would not (cf. 106.17:8)

9 But, swerving from the mark, his lord's life did assure.

assure > protect, render safe