Astromye in the Miller's Tale Yet Again

Author / Editor
Huntsman, Jeffrey F.

Title
Astromye in the Miller's Tale Yet Again

Published
Notes and Queries, 227 (1982): 237.

Description
Although N. F. Blake (N&Q 224:110-11 and Thomas W. Ross N&Q 226:202) assert that the Miller's use of "astromye" reflects his literacy, it seems likely that the form existed as a plausible variant. The B text of "Piers Plowman" also contains sixteen references to the form.

Chaucer Subjects
Miller and His Tale.