"almoost a spanne brood."
- Author / Editor
- Knight, S. T.
"almoost a spanne brood."
- Published
- Neophilologus 52 (1968): 178-80.
- Description
- Glosses "almoost a spanne broode" in the GP description of the Prioress (CT 1.155) as "almost four inches high," exploring its ironic implications.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Prioress and Her Tale
Language and Word Studies