archangel: angel ranked above other angels

barter: to trade

blench: flinch

brawling: group fighting

brazen: bold

chaplet: garland; wreath

chaunt: archaic varient of chant

clamorous: noisy

cromlech: a prehistorical burial construction

dower: to give as part of a dowry, a gift to accompany a bride

Eire: Gaelic-language name for Ireland

ineffable: inexpressible

insatiable: cannot be satisfied

linnet: type of bird

morrow: future day

mouldering: decaying; crumbling

pike: a weapon with a pointed head, traditionally used in Irish nationalist rebellions

plashy: wet; marshy

raddled: form of raddle; colored red by ore

raiment: clothing

rood: representation of the cross on which Jesus died

russet: reddish brown

slate-coloured: bluish gray

swineherd: one who raises pigs

unfurled: unrolled

wattle: poles used to make thatched roofs

wayward: disobedient; willful

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