whilere > erewhile: lately [fired; or quasi-adj.]
4 But he was not so hardy to abide
hardy > foolhardy; robust; bold to abide > [as to await]
5 That bitter stound, but, turning quick aside
stound > peril
6 His lightfoot beast, fled fast away for fear:
lightfoot > light-footed
7 Whom to pursue, the infant after hied,
infant > prince hied > went quickly; hence: raced; also: strove
8 So fast as his good courser could him bear,