"Lietuvà," "Lithuania," and Chaucer's "Lettow."

Author / Editor
Bammesberger, Alfred.

Title
"Lietuvà," "Lithuania," and Chaucer's "Lettow."

Published
Lituanus: Lithuanian Quarterly Journal 58.1 (2012): 5-8.

Description
Explores the etymology and pronunciations of "Lithuania" in English, including an explanation of why Chaucer renders it "Lettow" in the GP description of the Knight (CT 1.54).

Chaucer Subjects
Language and Word Studies
Knight and His Tale