Miko: annotations

unsophisticated

a general purpose term for lower class workers

private or secret

Fools, simpletons, or clowns. The origin of the word “patch” to mean “fool” is uncertain. It may have originated as the nickname of Thomas Sexten, a jester. It might also have evolved from the Italian word “pazzo” which means “crazy” or “fool”.

asleep or drowsy

Goings on during the night. This phrase might also mean revels or disorder during the night.

pronounced with two syllables

unruly or wild

someone who hunts wild birds

Fairies could supposedly stamp the ground hard enough to shake the earth. The only explanation given for why Robin says “our” instead of “my” is that he's being silly. Some editors suggest that the phrase should really be “at a stump”, meaning the mechanicals tripped over a stump.