| parvenue jusqu'à nous | come down to us |
| propre | own |
| prêtres | priests |
| à propos des | about |
| impôts | taxes |
| enseignement | teaching |
| comptes | accounts |
| sans doute | probably |
| se fient | trust, count on |
| écritcure | writing |
| retenir par coeur | learn by heart, memorize |
| rouiller | get rusty |
| âmes | souls |
| gui | mistletoe |
| pousse | grows |
| pommiers | apple trees |
| peupliers | poplars |
| chêne | oak tree |
| bois | wood |
| soigneusement | carefully |
| fidèles | faithfully |
| faucille | sickle |
| drap | sheet |
| lin | linen |
| brin | sprig |
| mal | evil, harm |
| eau de chaux | lime water |
| ailes | wings |
| a fini par | wound up |
| tué | killed |
| réuni | gathered together |
| faute | mistake, fault |
| fait crever un oeil | has an eye put out |
| coupable | guilty person |
| enlevé | removed, made off with |
| partager | to share |
| butin | booty |
| guerriers | warriers |
| paroles | words |
| soumis à ton dèsir | your wish is our command |
| en colère | angry |
| brandit | brandishes, waves |
| hache | ax |
| sort | chance |
| se brise | shatters |
| mal tenues | poorly maintained |
| épée | sword |
| mauvais état | bad shape |
| se baisse | bends down |
| la sinne | his own |