GlossaryA few words and terms from the time that are not used so often now:
Alfr: elf (old Norse)
Breeches: pants
Chakram: (plural chakrams) a disc-like throwing weapon
Chakri: a smaller variant of the chakram, worn on the wrist
Deyja: die (old Norse)
Draught: draft (of wind)
Hue and cry: (common law) A process by which bystanders are summoned to assist in the apprehension of a criminal who has been witnessed in the act of committing a crime.
Illr: (old Norse) evil
Mumblecrust: a toothless beggar (derived from the name of a stock character in medieval theatrical farces)
Mummer’s play: Folk plays performed by troupes of amateur actors, traditionally all male, known as mummers. Particularly a play in which a number of characters are called on stage, two of whom engage in a combat,
