allegory
a form of metaphor in which abstract ideas or principles are represented as concrete - as characters, figures, or events.
alms
good deeds
baleys
whip
convict
(medieval English) conquer
dainty
(medieval English) liking
distemper
to unbalance, to change for the worse
eschew
stay away from, avoid
Evensong
a Christian service, usually a public service performed on a Sunday evening
exegesis
an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible or another religious text - often translating from Latin)
ghostly
(medieval English) spiritual
governance
(medieval English) control, mastery
halter
rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading the horse by. Fits over the horse's head.
hic
(Latin) here
holyke
a perversion of "holy" used in Nought's "Christmas Song", which probably also is meant to sound like "hole-lick"
irk
(medieval English) to irritate
jewels
(medieval English - slang) testicles
Job
a character in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God even when tested with severe hardship and misfortune
mutable
changeable
obeisanec
(medieval English) reverence, humbleness
pottage
soup
shackles
chains
tapster
an inn keeper, pub owner or tavern keeper
tomorn
(medieval English) tomorrow
trace
(medieval English) to dance
unkind
(medieval English) undutiful
