ENG 620 Seminar: Piers Plowman, Spring 2009

Word sign-up All of these words appear in the Prologue to Piers Plowman. Line citations are to the Robertson-Shepherd (Norton critical) edition of the B-text.

While each word below appears in Middle English spelling, you might use asterisks instead of vowels in order to find these words in the Middle English Dictionary (see their search tips). The Middle English Dictionary is part of the Middle English Compendium, available through the UO library's website.

habit (line 3) John Paul Vega

wonders (line 4) Andrew Grace

ferly (line 6) Chelsea Henson

folk (line 17) Jenee Wilde

mene (line 18) Andrew P. Brottlund

wastours (line 21) Emily Findley

penance (line 25) Deborah Parker

liflode (line 30)

chaffare (line 31)

palmers (line 46) Brian Psi

copis (line 57) Danna Voth

pardoner (line 68) Emily Thomas

lewd (line 72) Sharity Nelson

tell (line 92) Josh Lind

parceyved (line 100) Diana Coogle

kind (114) Tim Asay

wit (114) Lynn Freitas

commons (117)


Passus/ secondary reading expertise sign-up (two people per class meeting)

April 6 Jenee Wilde

April 13 John Paul Vega; Sharity Nelson

April 20 Andrew Grace, Chelsea Henson

April 27 Josh Lind, Diana Coogle

May 4 Tim Asay, Lynn Freitas

May 11 Andrew P Brottlund, Deborah Parker

May 18 Emily Findley, Emily Thomas

June 1 Danna Voth, Brian Psi


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