Sentence:  Thenne he ouertoke a man clothed in a Relygyous clothynge /.../ and sayd syre knyȝte what seke yow / Syre sayd he I seke my broder that I sawe within a whyle beten with two knyghtes / A Bors discomforte yow not / ne falle in to no <WSD>wanhope</WSD> / for I shall telle you tydynges suche as they ben / for truly he is dede<!--Prior quote:‘A, Sir Bors, discomforte you nat, nor falle nat into no <WSD>wanhope</WSD>, for I shall telle you tydyngis such as they be – for truly he ys dede.'--> 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Lack of hope; hopelessness; despair.