oble

3 Unweeting of their wile and treason bad,

Unweeting > Ignorant
wile > deceitfulness, cunning

4 And through the ford to pass did essay;

essay > try

5 But that fierce foster, which late fled away,

late > recently

6 Stoutly forth stepping on the further shore,

Stoutly > Boldly; proudly

7 Him boldly bade his passage there to stay

stay > check

8 Till he had made amends and full restore

restore > restoration, restitution

9 For all the damage which he had him done afore.

afore > before

305.19

With that at him a quiu'ring dart he threw,
2 With so fell force and villeinous despighte,
That through his haberieon the forkehead flew,
4 And through the linked mayles empierced quite,
But had no powre in his soft flesh to bite:
6 That stroke the hardy Squire did sore displease,
But more that him he could not come to smite;
8 For by no meanes the high banke he could sease,
But labour'd long in that deepe ford with vaine disease.

1 With that at him a quivering dart he threw,
2 With so fell force and villainous despite,

so > such
fell > fierce, terrible
despite > malice; rage

3 That through his habergeon the forkhead flew,

habergeon > {Sleeveless coat of chain-mail}
forkhead > barbed head

4 And through the linked mail empierced quite,

empierced > pierced, pierced keenly

5 But had no power in his soft flesh to bite:
6 That stroke the hardy squire did sore displease,
7 But more that him he could not come to smite;

more > [it displeased him more]

8 For by no means the high bank he could seize,

seize > reach, arrive at (an obsolete nautical sense)

9 But laboured long in that deep ford with vain disease.

vain > futile
disease > "dis-ease", distress, torment

305.20

And still the foster with his long bore-speare
2 Him kept from landing at his wished will;
Anone one sent out of the thicket neare
4 A cruell shaft, headed with deadly ill,
And fethered with an vnlucky quill;
6 The wicked steele stayd not, till it did light
In his left thigh, and deepely did it thrill:
8 Exceeding griefe that wound in him empight,
But more that with his foes he could not come to fight.

1 And still the foster with his long boar-spear

still > continually, ever

2 Him kept from landing at his wished will;
3 Anon one sent out of the thicket near

Anon > Soon (ca