John Lydgate: Poems Glossary

John Lydgate: Poems Glossary

Assent

to agree

Rout

a disorderly retreat of defeated troops

Yode

Went, walked, proceeded

reverence

praise

crouched

To adopt a position where the knees are bent and the upper body is brought forward and down, typically in order to avoid detection or to defend oneself

Prime

the state or time of greatest vigour or success in a person's life

Creed

religion

Clattered

make or cause to make a continuous rattling sound

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