far off espied a tercel-gentle,

tercel-gentle > male falcon (esp. the peregrine, _Falco peregrinus_)

7 Which after her his nimble wings does strain),
8 Doubles her haste for fear to be for-hent,

Doubles > [And doubles; the construction is rather awkward without a
conjunction here]
for-hent > overtaken, seized (the prefix is an intensive and
superlative, implying painful effect or overpowering; "hend" =
"seize", "lay hold of", "take", "grasp")

9 And with her pinions cleaves the liquid firmament.

liquid > transparent; ethereal; bright

304.50

With no lesse haste, and eke with no lesse dreed,
2 That fearefull Ladie fled from him, that ment
To her no euill thought, nor euill deed;
4 Yet former feare of being fowly shent,
Carried her forward with her first intent:
6 And though oft looking backward, well she vewd,
Her selfe freed from that foster insolent,
8 And that it was a knight, which now her sewd,
Yet she no lesse the knight feard, then that villein rude.

1 With no less haste, and eke with no less dread,

eke > also

2 That fearful lady fled from him, that meant

meant > intended; _or, perhaps:_ ment (ppl. of "meng"), joined,
attached (cf. 203.11:9)

3 To her no evil thought, nor evil deed;
4 Yet former fear of being foully shent

shent > disgraced, defiled

5 Carried her forward with her first intent:

intent > intention, purpose

6 And though oft looking backward, well she viewed
7 Herself freed from that foster insolent,
8 And that it was a knight which now her sued,

sued > pursued

9 Yet she no less the knight feared than that villein rude.

villein > villain; serf (if the legalistic meaning of "swain" is not
intended at 304.49:2)
rude > barbarous; rough, clumsy; violent

304.51

His vncouth shield and straunge armes her dismayd,
2 Whose like in Faery lond were seldome seene,
That fast she from him fled, no lesse affrayd,
4 Then of wild beastes if she had chased beene:
Yet he her followd still with courage keene,
6 So long that now the golden _Hesperus_
Was mounted high in top of heauen sheene,
8 And warnd his other brethren ioyeous,
To light their blessed lamps in _Ioues_ eternall hous.

1 His uncouth shield and strange arms her dismayed,

uncouth > strange

2 Whose like in Faery Land were seldom seen,
3 That fast she from him fled, no less afraid

That > [So th