Scourge
1. A whip used as an instrument of punishment (noun) // to whip someone as punishment (verb)
2. A person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering (noun) // causing great suffering to (verb)
Foundling
An infant that has been abandoned by its parents and is discovered and cared for by others
Thole
Endure something
Bewail
Express great disappointment or bitterness over (something); cry or wail loudly (verb)
Renege
To go back on a promise, undertaking, or contract (verb)
Torques
A metal collar or neck chain worn by Britons (noun)
Fen
marshes (noun)
Anathema
Someone or something that is very strongly disliked (noun)
Reaver
robber (noun)
Thane
A man who holds land granted by the king or by a military nobleman, ranking between an ordinary freeman and a hereditary noble (noun)
Proffer
to offer or give something to someone (verb)
Hawser
A very thick rope or cable for towing or tying up a ship (noun)
Recompense
to make amends for loss or harm suffered (verb); compensation or reward given for loss or harm suffered or effort made (noun)
Glut
an excessively abundant supply of something (noun)
supply or fill to excess (verb)
Whetted
excite or stimulate one's desire, interest, or appetite (verb)
Retainer
servants (noun)
Brook
A small stream (noun)
Vied
compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something (verb)
Pinioned
Tie or hold the legs of someone so they can not be used (verb)
Mizzle
light rain or a drizzle (noun); to rain lightly (verb)
Mettle
A person's ability to cope well with difficulties or to face a demanding situation in a spirited and resilient way
Bane
something that causes great distress or annoyance (noun)
Keep
innermost and strongest structure or central tower of a medieval castle (noun)
Bawn
Defensive wall surrounding a tower house (noun)
Canny
Having or showing shrewdness or good judgement, able to make intelligent decisions (adj)
Harrow
cause distress
Ignominious
deserving or causing public disgrace or shame (adj)
Mere
an expanse of standing water, lake, pool (noun)
Hasp
lock a door, window, or lid
Hirpling
one who walks with a limp or a hobble (noun)
Mead
an alcoholic drink composed of fermented honey and water (noun)
Pyre
a heap of combustible material; especially one for burning a dead body (noun)
Effulgent
Shining brightly, radiant; (of a person of their expression) emanating joy or goodness (adj)
Keen
to wail in grief for a dead person (adj) // wails in sorrow for the dead(noun)
Depredation
an act of attacking or plundering, ravages (noun)
Bulwark
a defensive wall, an extension of a ship's side above the level of the deck (noun)
Scree
a slope covered with small loose stones (noun)
Brehon
ancient Irish lawyer (noun)
Fettle
physical state or condition (noun)
Sept
a clan, originally one in Ireland; branch of a family (noun)
Prudent
Acting with or showing care for the future (adj)
Pariah
an outcast (noun)
Overween
to regard one's own thinking too highly; too confident or proud (verb)
Alacrity
brisk and cheerful readiness (noun)
Ensconced
to firmly place or hide (someone or something) (verb)
Stinted
to use or give something in limited amounts; to be stingy
Hale
strong and healthy (adj)
Rankle
to cause someone to feel aggravated or annoyed for a long time
Accoutrement
additional items of dress or equipment or other items carried or worn by a person or used for an activity (noun)
Dam
female parent of an animal (mother)
Tarn
a small mountain lake (noun)
Hoar-Frost
white coating of crystals on the surface
Gorget
{historical} An article of clothing that covered the throat; piece of armor covering the throat (noun)
Affront
An action or remark that causes outrage or offense (noun); offend the modesty or values of (verb)
Barrow
funeral mound (noun)
Trove
A store of valuables or delightful things (noun)
Cache
collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place (noun); store away in hiding for future use (verb)
Gloaming
Twilight or dusk (noun)
Virulent
full of anger or hate, excessively harsh or strong (adj)
Slake
to provide, do, or have what is required by something; to quench or satisfy (verb)
Reconnoiter
To go to a place or area to find out information about a military enemy
Parley
To talk with an enemy or someone you disagree with especially in order to end a conflict (verb)
Suppurate
to form or discharge pus (verb)
Howe
hollow; valley (noun)
Flagon
A container for liquids that usually has a handle, spout, and a lid (noun)
Abasement
to lower in rank, prestige, or esteem; humiliation or degradation (noun)
Dirge
A slow song that expresses sadness or sorrow (noun), lament for the dead