Lol·lard
(lŏl'ərd) n. A member of a sect of religious reformers in England who were followers of John Wycliffe in the 14th and 15th centuries.
(lŏl'ərd) n. A member of a sect of religious reformers in England who were followers of John Wycliffe in the 14th and 15th centuries.
Who is John Wycliffe? answer.com provided this:
A man who was born in 1324. After his retirement he continued to write and is credited with initiating the first full English translation of the Bible. His followers, called Lollards, are considered forerunners to the Protestant Reformation.
So obviously he is a very religious man, but why is he cut off too? This time the wife of Bath says that he will not preach and speak of God, because they " alle in the grete god". She tells him not to "springen cokkel in oure clene corn." I think this might mean that she doesn't want trouble. You know how when people usually preach things in a group of mixed people, thee are always a few people who don't agree and this causes trouble. The only thing that I wonder is, what does "ther is but litel latyn in my mawe" mean?
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