[Horrible], hateful.
[Took counsel], they advised with one another to know what was best to be done.
[Explore], to search.
[Dizzy], enough to make one's head giddy.
[Pillar-stone], a tall stone standing up, such as we often see in Ireland.
[Host], a large body of soldiers.
[Decoration], an ornament.
[Chase], to ornament with thin coatings of metal on the surface.
[Enamelled], ornamented as if with enamel.