loon- a silly or foolish person

eftsoons- soon after or once again

kin- ones family and relations

quoth- used only in first and third person another word for said

kirk- a church

sheen- a bright smooth surface

swound- act of fainting

shroud- a thing that obscures

fathom- units of measuring the dead

minstrelsy- the art or practice of  minstrel

thus- in such or the following manner

cease- to stop something

pursued- to follow in order to overtake

hermit- a person who lives for religious reasons

southward- moving or faced situated to the south

dismal- causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy

wondrous- wonderful

albatross- wild bird (rare)

hailed- to cheer salute or greet someone

helmsman-  a person who steers a ship