Bench-cloths, coverings for seats.
Bent, a piece of high ground.
Betide, p.t. betided; p.p. betid; to happen, come to pass, e.g. "What hath betid?"
Bickering, stormy, struggling.
Bide or abide, p.t. abode; p.p. abode; to remain, dwell
Bight, a bend or curve in a coast or river bank.
Bill, an axe with a long handle.
Blazoning, painting, especially the painting of coats of arms or of records of valiant deeds.
Boar of Sôn. It was customary when making any solemn vows to lay the hand or sword on a sacred boar called the Boar of Sôn or the Boar of Atonement. The ceremony seems to have been also accompanied by drinking a draught, called in this poem the Cup of Daring Promise, in honour of one of the gods.
Boding, a misgiving, a feeling that evil is to come.