imbe: and to increase his feares,
6 In fowle reproch of knighthoods faire degree,
About his neck an hempen rope he weares,
8 That with his glistring armes does ill agree;
But he of rope or armes has now no memoree.

1 Nigh as he drew, they might perceive his head

might > could

2 To be unarmed, and curled uncombed hairs

unarmed > without a helmet

3 Upstaring stiff, dismayed with uncouth dread;

Upstaring > Standing erect
uncouth > strange, bizarre

4 Nor drop of blood in all his face appears,

Nor > Neither

5 Nor life in limb: and, to increase his fears,
6 In foul reproach of knighthood's fair degree,

degree > social station

7 About his neck a hempen rope he wears
8 That with his glistering arms does ill agree;

arms > {Weapons, shield and armour}
ill > (Because hanging was not considered fit punishment for a
knight)

9 But he of rope or arms has now no memory.

109.23

The _Redcrosse_ knight toward him crossed fast,
2 To weet, what mister wight was so dismayd:
There him he finds all sencelesse and aghast,
4 That of him selfe he seemd to be afrayd;
Whom hardly he from flying forward stayd,
6 Till he these wordes to him deliuer might;
Sir knight, aread who hath ye thus arayd,
8 And eke from whom make ye this hasty +flight:+
For neuer knight I saw in such misseeming plight.

8 flight: > flight. _1596_

1 The Redcross Knight toward him crossed fast,
2 To weet what mister wight was so dismayed:

weet > find out
mister wight > kind of man (mister = occupation; hence = class,
sort)

3 There him he finds all senseless and aghast

all > [all so]

4 That of himself he seemed to be afraid;
5 Whom hardly he from flying forward stayed,

hardly > with difficulty
stayed > hindered; checked, stopped

6 Till he these words to him deliver might:

might > could

7 "Sir knight, aread who has you thus arrayed,

aread > make known; declare
arrayed > attired; put into your present state, afflicted

8 And eke from whom make you this hasty flight:

eke > also

9 For never knight I saw in such misseeming plight."

misseeming > unseemly

109.24

He answerd nought at all, but adding new
2 Feare to his first amazment, staring wide
With stony eyes, and hartlesse hollow hew,
4 Astonisht stood, as one that had +aspide+
Infernall furies, with their chaines vntide.
6 Him yet ag