'Troilus and Criseyde' IV, 209-210

Author / Editor
Brennan, John P.

Title
'Troilus and Criseyde' IV, 209-210

Published
English Language Notes 17.2 (1979-80): 15-18.

Description
The alliterative phrase "here and houne," usually related to "hare and hound," may derive from an unattested OE formula meaning "the host and the household," an interpretation consistent with the context.

Chaucer Subjects
Troilus and Criseyde.