Poems of W.B. Yeats: The Rose Study Guide

Glossary of Terms

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