4 Who, him rencountering fierce, as hawk in flight,

rencountering > colliding with; coming into hostile contact with

5 Perforce rebutted back. The weapon bright,

Perforce > By force

6 Taking advantage of his open jaw, 7 Ran through his mouth with so importune might

so importune > such grievous

8 That deep empierced his darksome hollow maw,

That > [That it] empierced > transfixed

9 And, back retired, his life-blood forth withal did draw.

withal > with that, hence: with the sword