Nocturnal Ecologies: Metaphor in the Miller’s and the Reeve’s Tale

Abstract

… Til it be roten in mullok or in stree … Aleyn's most academic remarks reveal his crude understanding of medieval law (1.4180–82 … To dim (the eyes) with tears, rheum, or inflammation; to dim the vision of”; “to deceive, blind, 'hoodwink,' 'throw dust in the eyes'”; OED Online, sv “blear …