h dismay.

1 And coming to that fisher's wandering boat,

fisher > fisherman
wandering > (Includes the sense "errant", "deviating from the true
course": cf. 206.10:2)

2 That went at will, without card or sail,

card > chart

3 He therein saw that irksome sight, which smote

irksome > distressing; loathsome

4 Deep indignation and compassion frail

frail > tender (SUS)

5 Into his heart at once: straight did he hale

at once > simultaneously; at once
straight > straightway, unreservedly; strait: strictly
hale > drag

6 The greedy villein from his hoped prey,

villein > villain; serf
hoped > [hoped-for]

7 Of which he now did very little fail,

fail > lack (fail of = miss)

8 And with his staff, that drives his herd astray,

astray > [when they are astray; hence: when they stray from their
proper course]

9 Him beat so sore that life and sense did much dismay.

sore > grievously; sore
life > [he his] life
dismay > {Overcome, defeat by sudden onslaught}

308.32

The whiles the pitteous Ladie vp did ryse,
2 Ruffled and fowly raid with filthy soyle,
And blubbred face with teares of her faire eyes:
4 Her heart nigh broken was with weary toyle,
To saue her selfe from that outrageous spoyle,
6 But when she looked vp, to weet, what wight
+Had her from so infamous fact assoyld,+
8 For shame, but more for feare of his grim sight,
Downe in her lap she hid her face, and loudly shright.

7 Had her from so infamous fact assoyld, > Did her from so infamous
fact assoyle, _conj. Church_

1 The whiles the piteous lady up did rise,

The whiles > Meanwhile
piteous > {Worthy of or exciting pity}

2 Ruffled and foully berayed with filthy soil,

berayed > defiled; bespattered
soil > earth, soil, _hence:_ muck

3 And blubbered face with tears of her fair eyes:

blubbered > {Swollen or stained with tears}

4 Her heart nigh broken was with weary toil,
5 To save herself from that outrageous spoil,

outrageous > outrageous; violent
spoil > {Pillage, rapine; act of spoiling or damaging}

6 But when she looked up, to weet what wight

weet > discover, learn
wight > person, creature

7 Had her from so infamous fact assoiled,

so > [such an]
fact > deed, crime
assoiled > set free, rescued (catachr.)

8 For shame, but more for fear of his grim sight,

grim sight > formidable appearance

9 Down in her lap she hid her