sh
7 Did break the lance, and let the head abide:

abide > remain

8 Out of the wound the red blood flowed fresh,
9 That underneath his feet soon made a purple plash.

purple > red, blood-red
plash > puddle, pool

208.37

Horribly then he gan to rage, and rayle,
2 Cursing his Gods, and himselfe damning deepe:
Als when his brother saw the red bloud +rayle+
4 Adowne so fast, and all his armour steepe,
For very felnesse lowd he gan to weepe,
6 And said, Caytiue, cursse on thy cruell hond,
That twise hath sped; yet shall it not thee keepe
8 From the third brunt of this my fatall brond:
Loe where the dreadfull Death behind thy backe doth stond.

3 rayle > traile _1609, perhaps in defiance of the convention
allowing a duplicate rhyme when the meaning of the second word
differs from that of the first_

1 Horribly then he began to rage, and rail,

rail > {Use abusive language}

2 Cursing his gods, and himself damning deep:
3 Als when his brother saw the red blood rail

Als > Also
rail > gush, flow

4 Adown so fast, and all his armour steep,

Adown > Down

5 For very fellness loud he began to weep,

fellness > fierceness

6 And said, "Caitiff, curse on your cruel hand,

Caitiff > Wretch, slave
curse > [a curse]

7 That twice has sped; yet shall it not you keep

sped > attained its purpose, prospered

8 From the third brunt of this my fatal brand:

brunt > sharp blow; onset, violent attack
brand > sword

9 Lo where the dreadful Death behind your back does stand!"

208.38

With that he strooke, and th'other strooke withall,
2 That nothing seem'd mote beare so monstrous might:
The one vpon his couered shield did fall,
4 And glauncing downe would not his owner byte:
But th'other did vpon his troncheon smyte,
6 Which hewing quite a sunder, further way
It made, and on his hacqueton did lyte,
8 The which diuiding with importune sway,
It seizd in his right side, and there the dint did stay.

1 With that he struck, and the other struck withal,

withal > also, in addition

2 That nothing, seemed, might bear so monstrous might:

That > [So that]
seemed > [it seemed]
so > such

3 The one upon his covered shield did fall,
4 And, glancing down, would not its owner bite:
5 But the other did upon his truncheon smite,

truncheon > broken lance

6 Which, hewing quite asunder, further