4 Striuing to loose the knot, that fast him tyes,
Himselfe in streighter bandes too rash implyes,
6 That to the ground he is perforce constraynd
To throw his rider: who can quickly ryse
8 From off the earth, with durty bloud distaynd,
For that reprochfull fall right fowly he disdaynd.

1 His hideous tail then hurled he about,

hideous > terrific; immense
hurled > whirled; drove with force

2 And therewith all enwrapped the nimble thighs

therewith > with that [with his tail]

3 Of his froth-foamy steed, whose courage stout,

his > [the knight's]
stout > proud; fierce; bold

4 Striving to loose the knot that fast him ties,

fast > firmly

5 Himself in straiter bonds too rash implies,

Himself > (The horse; allegorically, the knight also: cf. e.g.
102.8:4)
straiter > stricter, tighter, more confining
rash > hastily; suddenly
implies > enfolds, entangles

6 That to the ground he is perforce constrained

That > [So that]
perforce > by force; perforce

7 To throw his rider: who can quickly rise

can > did

8 From off the earth, with dirty blood distained;

distained > stained; defiled, sullied

9 For that reproachful fall right foully he disdained.

reproachful > shameful (of the ignoble means whereby it was brought
about)
he disdained > he disdained; moved him to anger; moved him to
indignation

111.24

And fiercely tooke his trenchand blade in hand,
2 With which he stroke so furious and so fell,
That nothing seemd the puissance could withstand:
4 Vpon his crest the hardned yron fell,
But his more hardned crest was armd so well,
6 That deeper dint therein it would not make;
Yet so extremely did the buffe him quell,
8 That from thenceforth he shund the like to take,
But when he saw them come, he did them still forsake.

1 And fiercely took his trenchant blade in hand,

trenchant > sharp

2 With which he struck so furious and so fell,

fell > fierce, fiercely

3 That nothing seemed the puissance could withstand:

nothing seemed > [it seemed nothing]
puissance > power, strength

4 Upon his crest the hardened iron fell,
5 But his more hardened crest was armed so well
6 That deeper dint therein it would not make;

dint > dent; _hence:_ cut

7 Yet so extremely did the buff him quell,

buff > blow, buffet
quell > subdue

8 That from thenceforth he shunned the like to take,
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