addled
rotten
afield
on the battlefield
Apollo
the sun god
Argus
a mythological herdsman with countless eyes all over his body
Ariachne
a coinage combining Ariadne, the woman who helped Theseus through the labyrinth, and Arachne, the legendary weaver who was turned into a spider
bauble
a small toy or trinket
bawd
pimp
beef-witted
slow, stupid
bodements
predictions
bolting
sifting flour
Briareus
a mythical, hundred-handed giant
bruit
rumor
caduceus
Mercury's staff
calumniate
to spread lies about someone
catlings
catgut strings
churlish
violent
clapper-clawing
clawing; clapping raucously
cogging
deceitful
conflux
confluence
coped
struck
cygnet
baby swan
Daphne
a nymph pursued by Apollo who was turned into a bay tree to prevent her from being raped
daws
little birds; fools
Diana
the goddess of virginity
drayman
driver of a sled
emulous
envious
fellest
fiercest; cruellest
fitchew
polecat
fond
foolish
fusty
old; stale; highfaluting
glass
mirror
honesty
virtue; reputation; chastity
humble-bee
bumblebee
immures
walls
lifter
thief
mettle
strength; courage
Milo
a legendary Greek who was very strong
minced
diced into tiny pieces
moiety
part
Niobes
a legendary mother who still wept after being turned to stone
oracle
a seer; fortune
orgulous
prideful
peevish
obstinate
Phrygia
western Asia Minor
phthisic
respiratory illness
primogeneity
the practice of the first-born son inheriting the wealth of the parents
protractive
extended; long
purblind
completely blind
quondam
former
repair
return, go back
soilure
defilement
spotted
sick; dirty
sunder
tear apart; keep apart
Tenedos
an island near Troy
tetchy
capricious; fretful
tisick
cough
tortive
distorted
untimbered
lacking support
vambrance
forearm plate
varlet
boy; servant; male lover
Vulcan
the smith (arms-making) god from Greek mythology
wit
intelligence; wisdom
