"Worly under Wede" in "Sir Thopas"

Author / Editor
Burrow, John.

Title
"Worly under Wede" in "Sir Thopas"

Published
Chaucer Review 3.3 (1969): 170-73.

Description
Argues that "as a better joke," "worly" is preferable to "worthy" in Tho (7.917). The latter appears to be "scribal normalization" of Chaucer's mocking of a "well-worn native" word.

Chaucer Subjects
Tale of Sir Thopas
Language and Word Studies
Manuscripts and Textual Studies