Gerard Manley Hopkins: Poems Glossary

Gerard Manley Hopkins: Poems Glossary

Swell

A type of ocean wave

Haven

A safe place

Hoar

A grey colour, due to old age

Astern

Tne end of a ship

Lustrous

Shiny and bright

Firmament

The sky

Ebb'd

When a wave moves away from the land

Betwixt

Between

Zenith

The moment where something is most powerful

Mazed

Amazed

Hector

In Greek mythology, Hector was a prince of Troy during the Trojan War

Tremulous

Nervous or shy

Casque

A helmet

Wanton

A cruel, unprovoked action

Slumber'd

Fell asleep

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