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sonet1 (s.xii4/4)
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sonet1 (s.xii4/4)

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sonete; 
pl. sonez  
  FEW:  sonus 12,103a Gdf:  sonete 7,474b GdfC: ∅ TL: sonet 9,839 DEAF:  son 3 (sonet)  / soner (sonet)  DMF:  sonnet  TLF: ∅ OED:  sonnet n.  MED:  sonet n.  DMLBS: ∅

The plural form sonez may also be interpreted as a plural of son1, or, in the case of Rom Chev ants, as a variant of soneiz.

s.

musicsong, tune: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 ) Cil chevaler cortois [...] Vont chantant lur soniz (var. (P: c.1310) sonez ), meinent lur deduit  Rom Chev ANTS 1652 (var.)
( s.xii4/4; MS: s.xii4/4 ) [Si sus e jus alad h]arpant E les sonez alad chantant  Brut Fragment Harley 111-12
( s.xiii2/4; MS: c.1300 ) Harpe, gige, rote E la duce note Del chaunt del sonet  Serm Royal 1371
♦orn.soundbirdsong: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex ) (J.C.) donne au merle sa gorgete Et fet soner a l'alowete Entre les nues sa sonete  Ross ANTS 620

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See also:

son1  sonable  sonail  soneiz  sonement  soner1  sonet2  sonur  sonure 
This is an AND2 Phase 5 (R-S) entry. © 2018-21 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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