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  • abesser v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. p.pr. as adv. p.p. as a. sbst. inf.

    Semantic labels: anat., emotion, jousting, med., mil., music, pathol., weapons
    Usage labels: fig.

    Citations:

    to lower the pitch of
    music: (1267) Les uns (=strings) asaie trop eshaucer ahaucer Y s.xiii 4/4 enhaucer C s.xiii 4/4 e haucer D s.xiv 1/4 , Les autres trop greviement abesser 6832

  • acord s.

    Semantic labels: law, music, unit
    Usage labels: also_fig.

    Citations:

    harmony, concord
    music: (1267) Le Diable acord unke n’ama 6711
    music: (1267) (The Devil) acord het apertement E entre gent e d’estrument 6721
    music: (c.1334) Jubal […] par delit q’il avoit des souns de martels, aparceyvoit primes les acordes de musyk 5.17

    harmoniously, in harmony (with)
    music: (1267) Ki ke dreit harpe deit temprer Pur fere la en acord soner, Les cordes covient si adrescer Ke chescun acorde a sun per 6730
    music: (1267) La quarte corde deit soner A la quarte desuz cum a per En acord de diatesseron 6745

    unharmoniously, in a dissonant manner
    music: (1267) La harpera il tut sanz acord Quant sustent la gent en descord 6865

  • acordance s.

    Semantic labels: music, unit
    Usage labels: also_fig.

    Citations:

    harmony, agreement
    music: (1267) acordance E armonie 6679
    music: (1267) Pur ceo vodreit il (=God) , sanz dotance, K’ussum de li tele acordance K’entre chescun fust acord En dreite amur, e nul descord 6898

    harmonious arrangement, concordance
    music: (1273-82) sicome li rossignos feit de diverses notes une melodie, auci feit ceste livres de diverses matires une acordaunce incipit 6

  • acorder v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. v.impers. p.pr. as gerund p.pr. as a. p.p. as a.

    Semantic labels: music
    Usage labels: fig.

    Citations:

    to be in tune
    music: (s.xivin) Sé cordes (=of harp) a ben atemprez, Si ke ben se sunt acordez 16.60

    to attune
    music: (1150-70) La voiz acorde a l’estrument 845

    to tune
    music: (s.xiiiex) En l’un a chançuns, loenges e suns e douce armonie […] En l’un funt soner e bien acordent les dolz estrumenz 86.94

    to be in tune (with)
    music: (1267) Ki ke dreit harpe deit temprer Pur fere la en acord soner, Les cordes covient si adrescer Ke chescun acorde a sun per 6730

    to sound sweet
    music: (1267) note [...] K'a l’oreille Deu acordera 6838

    harmonious, in harmony (with)
    music: (1267) en quintes deit estre suné, D’autre part ver amuntant Diatessaron ert acordant 6768

  • adrescer v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. p.pr. as a. p.p. as a. sbst. inf.

    Semantic labels: build., culin., law, music, ship., surg.
    Usage labels: also_fig., fig.

    Citations:

    to tune
    music: (1267) Les cordes covient si adrescer Ke chescun acorde a sun per 6729

  • amunter v.trans. v.intrans. p.pr. as gerund p.pr. as adv. p.pr. as s. sbst. inf.

    Semantic labels: finan., geog., law, music
    Usage labels: also_fig., fig., local, quantitative

    Citations:

    upper end of octave, scale (?)
    music: (1267) De diapason truverez la meine Ke s’acordra dreit en sun A la plus haute e basse en sun, D’une part ver val diapenté K’en quintes deit estre suné, D’autre part ver amuntant Diatessaron ert acordant 6767

    upwards in the scale (?)
    music: (1267) E diatessaron par deça, E diapenté par dela, Diatessaron amuntant , E diapenté avalant 6773

  • anteme s.

    Semantic labels: eccl., liturgical, music

    Citations:

    anthem
    music: (1165-80 (?)) L'antiefne 'Ecce completa' 142.56
    music: (s.xiii2) De chaunter avoit en eus En l’ounour la pucele Une anth[i]ene douce et bele Dount le romance vous dirrai Si proprement come jeo sai 45
    music: (c.1275) Repondez […] sy cele anteme savez: ‘Salve Regina […]’ 7921
    music: (a.1399) les evesqes et clergie comencerount une anteme: ‘Firmetur manus tua’ 109.8

  • armonie s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    harmony
    music: (s.xiiex) Contrarie est mut la sue vie A la celeste armonie E as angeles de parais Ki devant Deu chantent tut diz 34
    music: (1267) si duz melodie En siecle ne fu […] oie U meins i avera d'armonie 13486
    music: (s.xiiiex) En l'un a chançuns, loenges e suns e douce armonie [...] 86.93

  • armoniser v.intrans.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    to make music (?)
    music: (1303) vous voil, dame (=B.V.M.) obeier envocant, armonisant que ne me puis tenir iv 502

  • aroter 1 v.trans.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    to tune
    music: (s.xiiiin) Josian sa viele ad arotez, pur l’amur Terri ad trois vers sonez 3029

  • atemprer v.trans. v.refl. p.p. as a. sbst. inf.

    Semantic labels: colour, meteo., music
    Usage labels: fig.

    Citations:

    to tune
    music: (c.1170) Lors prent la harpe a sei, qu’il la veut atemprer 2830

    tuning
    music: (c.1170) aprés l’ atemprer sa note ad cummencee 2812

    well-attuned, harmonious
    music: (1120-40) Quer tuit en unt lor voiz si atempredes Que tuit le plainstrent 593
    music: (c.1200) Portanz timpans e harpes atemprees (E) 7003

  • avaler v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. p.pr. as a. or adv. p.p. as a. sbst. inf.

    Semantic labels: geog., human, law, marit., med., music, orn., pathol., ship., sound, zool.
    Usage labels: also_fig., fig., quantitative

    Citations:

    to lower the pitch of
    music: (1267) (Someone ignorant of how to tune a harp:) La une corde trop haut trerra E l’autre trop avalera 6824

    to descend, have a descending melody
    music: (1155) Mult oissiez [...] clers chanter e orgener, Voiz abaissier e voiz lever, Chanz avaler e chanz monter 10424

    descending
    music: (1267) en diaposon acorde La premere e la dreine corde, E diatessaron par deça, E diapenté par dela, Diatessaron amuntant, E diapenté avalant 6774

  • b s.

    Semantic labels: letter, music

    Citations:

    b
    music: (1212) Si deit [...] Sa voiz muer diversement Haut en bas b quarré en b mol 7563

  • backepipe s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    bag-pipe
    music: (s.xiii/xiv) musa (pastorum musa, instrumentum sonorum) : backepipe i 147

  • bailler v.trans. p.p. as s. sbst. inf.

    Semantic labels: law, mil., music
    Usage labels: euph., fig., pej.

    Citations:

    to play, handle (musical instrument)
    music: (c.1170) mut se merveillent tuit qu’il la (=harp) sout si bailler 2838

  • bombard s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    bombard (an early type of bassoon)
    music: (1390-92) Item, les clarions [...]. Item, schalmuse petit [...]. Item, un bombard [...] 236

  • bordun s.

    Semantic labels: insects, music, sound, zool.

    Citations:

    drone, bass tone (of an instrument or melody)
    music: (1267) Les essais et les burduns De ces treis (=diapason, etc.) unt ausi les suens 6789

  • boufeure s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    bellows (of an organ)
    music: (c.1334) Gereberd [...] fist orgues chauntantz sanz eide de homme [...] la fumee de l’ewe chaude emplist les boufors et les boufors emplerent les pipes d’arrein 278.21
    music: (s.xiii/xiv) folliculus : [...] instrumentum fabricantis est follus quo lapsum succitat ille focum .s. boufeure i 393

  • (bubine) s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    trumpet (?)
    music: (s.xiv1) tabours et bubines busines? et [...] cimbales 102.1992

  • bugle 2 s.

    Semantic labels: domestic, mammals, music, zool.

    Citations:

    hunting-horn
    music: (s.xivin) oy un chevaler soner un gros bugle 28.21

    bugle-horn
    music: (1378-79) Item, un corn de bugle garni d’argent enorré E101/400/6

  • buis 1 s.

    Semantic labels: bot., music, trees

    Citations:

    boxwood flute
    music: (s.xiii/xiv) buxus : (L) buse freytel C s.xiii 2 fleggars D s.xiii/xiv ii 71

  • busine 1 s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    trumpet
    music: (s.xii1) Loez lui en suen de buisine 132.150.3
    music: (1155) Dune fist Artur ses cors corner, Grailles e busines suner 9588
    music: (s.xii3/4) Le roy Alisandre fet ses gresles corner, E ti[m]bres e tabors e busines soner 1573
    music: (s.xiii2/4) saint Johan set aungeles vit Ke od lour busoines chanterent 1195
    music: (c.1250) hec tuba vel succina buccina : bosine i 421
    music: (s.xiiiex) E li quart aungele suna sa busine 1578

  • businer 1 v.intrans. sbst. inf.

    Semantic labels: music, sound

    Citations:

    to sound a trumpet
    music: (s.xii1) Buisinez en le festival tube el noble jurn de la nostre solennited 91.80.3
    music: (s.xiii2/4) Et li premier angele bosine, et est fete greele et feu 38

    sounding of a trumpet
    music: (s.xiiiex) Le businer al secund aungele e le sun Signefie [...] 1528

  • businour s.

    Semantic labels: music, occupation

    Citations:

    trumpeter
    music: (s.xiii) tubicen : businur ii 118
    music: (s.xiii) tibicines tubicines ? : businirs ii 153.82
    music: (1271-72) chescune legion a bosignors e cornours e taborors 57.3
    music: (s.xiii/xiv) tibicines tubicines ? : (D*) businurs bussiners L s.xiii ii 144.82

  • canthathur s.

    Semantic labels: eccl., liturgical, music, occupation

    Citations:

    cantor, precentor, person who leads the singing in a church
    music: (1196) Marchadeus, qui episcopum cum suo archidiacono in armis ceperat, [...] [regi] ait ridiculose lingua sua nativa, “pris vus ai le canthathur e le respondethur,” quod est dictu 'cepi vobis cantatorem et responsorem' sub cantator (262c)

  • carole s.

    Semantic labels: archit., dance, eccl., insects, jewel., monastic, music, toponym, zool.

    Citations:

    chorus, choir
    music: (s.xii1) Lodent le num de lui en carole; en tympane e saltier cantent a lui 132.149.3
    music: (s.xii1) E chantoent sicume en charoles in choris 158.LXXXVI.6
    music: (1155) Un jur firent Troien feste A la maniere de lur geste; Caroles faiseient e geus Pur la joie des novels lieus U il esteient assené 1079

    song
    music: (s.xiii3/4) Ce me temoyne la karole: Meuz voyl ke amurs me occye ke autre mauz, taunt est la mort jolive 52.83
    music: (1396) houvent et chantent de biaux karoles 66
    music: (1397) .j. large livre de tretés amoireux et moralitez et de carolles fraunceis bien esluminez 302

  • caroler v.intrans.

    Semantic labels: dance, music

    Citations:

    to sing
    music: (1265) Treis cens sunt […] E hautement vont karoler 80.94
    music: (s.xiii3/3) des chivalers et des esquiers Karolantz et daunsantz 15.11

  • chalemel s.

    Semantic labels: bot., implement, music

    Citations:

    shawm, double-reed wind instrument with a loud sound (similar to an oboe)
    music: (1155) Lais de harpes, lais de frestels, Lires, tympes e chalemels 10550
    music: (s.xii3/4) Devant les pez le roy vint agenoillant Od un cha[le]mel d’or baudement estivant 2255
    music: (1390-92) Item, schalmuse petit […], un graunt schalmuse […]. Item un cornmuse […] 236
    music: (a.1399) od graunt noys de ministralcie, de trumpers et des nakers, des cormus et de chalmus 102.10

  • chalemeler v.intrans.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    to play the pipe, shawm
    music: (s.xii3/3) sur la tur corne e frestele E floutet e chalemele 634

  • chançonele s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    little song
    music: (s.xiiiex) Frai chançonele d’amur 249

  • chançun s.

    Semantic labels: Bibl., literature, music, orn., sound, theol., zool.
    Usage labels: pej.

    Citations:

    song
    music: (s.xii1) paroles de chançun verba carminis 244.CXXXVI.3
    music: (1155) Mult peussiez oir chançuns, Rotruenges e novels suns 10545
    music: (s.xiiiin) Hui mes horrez chanson gentiz 3046
    music: (s.xiiiex) cantus : chaunsun ii 160
    music: (1266-1300) delitables chanchons oir et chanter 86.479

  • [chançunette] s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    song
    music: (1190-93) Si fesei[e] les serventeis, Chaunceunettes, rymes, saluz [...] 7
    music: (c.1240) si lur chanta Chancenettes de amur & de folie 129.143

  • chant s.

    Semantic labels: music, orn., sound
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    chant, song
    music: (s.xii1) E il mist en la meie buche novel chant 65.39.4
    music: (1150-70) Chantent suns e chanz delitus 1255
    music: (s.xiii/xiv) cantus : chant ii 83
    music: (c.1325) le chant qe le angel out chaunté 21.13

    singing
    music: (s.xii2/4) Li apostele comunement Dedenz chantoent dolcement [...]. Cil de Jerusalem oirent Le chant que li apostele firent 1618
    music: (s.xii3/4) E savoit d’estives, de harpe e de chant 2253
    music: (s.xivin) chaunt e orgyn ert a la feste 95.72

  • chantelette s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    little song, ditty
    music: (1380) la quelle chantelette je suy constreint a chaunter 390

  • chantement 1 s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    singing
    music: (s.xiii3/4) (people sin) par […] acemement de robes, de chivaus, des gwimples, de chauntement 208va

  • chanter 1 v.trans. v.intrans. p.pr. as a. p.pr. as s. sbst. inf.

    Semantic labels: eccl., insects, law, liturgical, music, occupation, orn., sound, zool.

    Citations:

    to sing, chant
    music: (s.xii1) Cantez a lui novel cant 59.32.3
    music: (s.xii3/3) cil chantouent osanna 3648
    music: (s.xiii) salio, -is : chanter ii 118
    music: (s.xiv1) li chauntour chaunterount les chaunçouns reals 226

    to sing
    music: (1113-19) Hom set par us chanter E esturnel parler 95
    music: (1121-25) Chantat plus halt e forment cler 1057
    music: (s.xiiim) Pois vint David e les chanturs ensement, E chanterent entur cel alme docement 4821

    (of a musical instrument) to play, sound
    music: (c.1170) Cum ces cordes tuchout, cum les feseit trembler, Asquantes feiz chanter , asquantes organer 2833
    music: (s.xiii2/4) saint Johan set aungeles vit Ke od lour busoines chaunterent 1195
    music: (c.1334) J. […] fuit le primer mestre chantant en harpe et as orgues et controva la science de musik 5.8

    sounding, making music
    music: (c.1334) G. […] fist orgues chauntantz sanz eide de homme 278.21

    singer
    music: (s.xiiim) E tuz les chantanz de Jerusalem od lui 4817

    singing, song
    music: (c.1230) Suvent ennue beau chanter 1106

    singing, chanting (of Offices, etc.)
    music: (1121-25) De lur canter ne firent fin Desque arivé sunt li pelerin 853
    music: (1260-70) En lire et en chanter 1803
    music: (1340-41) […] a faire les chauntiers en sa chapelle 14-15 Ed III 311

  • chanteresse s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, music, occupation

    Citations:

    songstress
    music: (s.xii2) ne quer mais oir chanteresse ne chantur 96

  • chanterie 1 s.

    Semantic labels: archit., eccl., law, liturgical, music
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    (art of) singing
    music: (1155) De tuz estrumenz sout maistrie Si sout de tute chanterie, Mult sout de lais, mult sout de note 3698

    singing, chanting (of offices etc.)
    music: (1311) ceo que taunt vaut come seisin de fealté scilicet orisons et chauntries et bais fez benfez de seint esglise Ed II xi 170
    music: (1397) pour les chaunteries et obitz suis ditz i 226

    obligation to sing masses as a service for lands
    music: (1278) la chantrie dé avantdit chapelyns cessa, par la resun ke le maner est hors de leur mayn i 3
    music: (1310) pur la chanterie arere par x. anz, issi avowe il la prise Ed II iv 197

  • chantur s.

    Semantic labels: eccl., liturgical, music, occupation, title
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    singer
    music: (1155) Mult out a la curt jugleurs, Chanteurs, estrumenteurs 10544
    music: (c.1170) Tels i ad ki de chant sunt si bon cha[n]teor (O) 5180
    music: (s.xiiim) Pois vint David e les chanturs ensement 4820
    music: (s.xiv1) li chauntour chaunterount les chaunçouns reals 226

  • chapelein s.

    Semantic labels: eccl., Judaism, music
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    cantor, precentor
    music: (c.1299) a la sustenaunce de ses chapeleins chauntauntz en la Eglise d’A. 8
    music: (1305) E pur trover un chapelein chauntaunt […] en l’avauntdite eglise i 463

  • cheveret s.

    Semantic labels: mammals, music, zool.

    Citations:

    musette, bagpipe
    music: (s.xivin) Frestel, cheveret bagpipe et harpe 542

  • cheverie s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    musette, bagpipe
    music: (s.xiii2) Cheverie, tube, estume e chimbes Fasoient notes de grant douceour 29

  • chimbe s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    cymbal
    music: (s.xii1) Loez lui en cymbles bien sonanz 132.150.5
    music: (c.1200) harpes, giges e tympanz, […] e cimbes cimbles E s.xiii m ben sonanz (B) 9600
    music: (1212) […] un jugleour mendis Qui un singes sivant alot Od unes cimbes qu’il sonot 2468
    music: (1321) lour chinbe fiché de cloues pristerent Ed II xxvi 197

  • chore 2 s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    stringed instrument similar to a harp, zither, lyre etc.
    music: (c.1200) Il portent harpes, [...] chores cores E s.xiii m e cimbes ben sonanz (B) 9600

  • cimbale s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    cymbal
    music: (s.xiiiin) tabour, estive et cymbele 6
    music: (s.xiii) cimbalis : cimbeus ii 153.82
    music: (s.xiii3/3) la noise […] des […] simbalx et d’autres ministralcies 15.9
    music: (s.xiiiex) cymbalis : (C) cymbeus, simbyrnes chimbes D* s.xiii/xiv chims D s.xiii/xiv cimbees L s.xiii ii 144.82
    music: (s.xiv1) tabours et […] cimbales 102.1992

  • cimbalier s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    cymbalist
    music: (1212) Comment Boneface avantdist la mort del cymbalier p.17

  • cimbeour s.

    Semantic labels: music, occupation

    Citations:

    cymbalist
    music: (1212) Comment Boneface avantdist la mort de cymbeour 2446.rubr

  • [citariste] s.

    Semantic labels: music, occupation

    Citations:

    citharist
    music: (1330) 2d. chithariste d’ni R. de H. 517

  • citole s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    lyre
    music: (s.xiv1) une soule corde descorde toute la cytole 18
    music: (s.xiiiex) cithola : (C) sitole citole D* s.xiii/xiv cithoyel L s.xiii ii 144.82

    cymbal
    music: (s.xiv) cimbala : citoles gallice i 31

  • clarion s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    trumpet
    music: (1396) corneours et clarioners, ou leur fretielles et clarions se comencent a corner et clarioner 66
    music: (1390-92) trumpes [...], clarions [...], pipes […] 236

  • clarioner 1 s.

    Semantic labels: music, occupation

    Citations:

    trumpeter
    music: (1373) J.S. clarioner ii 1
    music: (1396) corneours et clarioners 66
    music: (1403-04) pur un claroner .x. s., pur .ij. trumpurs […] 286 (5 Henry IV)

  • clarioner 2 v.intrans.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    to play the trumpet
    music: (1396) corneours et clarioners […] se comencent a corner et clarioner 66

  • clef s.

    Semantic labels: eccl., herald., liturgical, music, time
    Usage labels: fig.

    Citations:

    clef
    music: (s.xiii2) Les clefs, les tons de musike […] savoit 92

  • coer 2 s.

    Semantic labels: archit., dance, eccl., music

    Citations:

    chorus, choir
    music: (1121-25) (the monks) Matines dient ainzjurnals, E as refreiz ensemble od eals Respunt li cors de cez oisals 578

    singing, dancing
    music: (s.xii1) Tu convertis la meie pleinte en cuer a mei in chorum mihi 46.XXIX.13

    choir, group of singers
    music: (1343-50) Mesme le jour […] vint le quer de Seint Poul et prist le corps del dit evesqe 52.26
    music: (s.xiv2) le[s] choer[s] dez angelis angelorum chori illoeqes chaunterunt a Dieu 66

  • consonance s.

    Semantic labels: literature, music

    Citations:

    (musical) note, sound
    music: (c.1230) Kar nof consonances sunt De la terre al cel amunt 1979

  • corde s.

    Semantic labels: bot., equit., herald., mil., music
    Usage labels: fig., name

    Citations:

    string (of musical instrument)
    music: (s.xii1) en harpe, en saltier de dis cordes decachordo 51.XXXII.2
    music: (c.1170) fet les cordes suner, Tut issi cum en voiz l’aveit dit tut premier 2842
    music: (1267) Les cordes covient si adrescer Ke chescun acorde a sun per 6729

  • [coristre] s.

    Semantic labels: eccl., music

    Citations:

    chorister, member of a church-choir
    music: (s.xiii2) paraphoniste : queristres i 231
    music: (s.xiiiex) corista gallice : queristre ii 160
    music: (1346) (the sub-dean) est governour dé petitz chanouns et queristrers en absence del deane 20 i Ed III 365
    music: (1415-22) ils n'entrereont point en leurs estalles, mais au bas, au devant leurs diz estalles ou lieu des querestiers, durant les dictes vespres 378.85
    music: (1423) (meals are provided for) .xiij. freres chapellayns, .iij. chapellayns seculers, .xxx. queresters, .ij. scolemaisters – l'un pur enfourmer les ditz queresters en musyk et l'autre en gramer [...] iv 249
    music: (1427) huit chappeleins, quatre clers, et sys querestres, poure faire divin service illoqes pour tous jours iv 319

  • corn 1 s.

    Semantic labels: bot., law, mil., music

    Citations:

    horn (musical instrument)
    music: (c.1136-37) ja cel cor peust soner Ne veneor ne bacheler 673
    music: (s.xii3/4) Trois foiz sone un corn 903
    music: (1190-93) Hautement sun corn cornereit 2673
    music: (s.xiiiin) B. corne un cornpar moult grant fertez 559
    music: (1307) leva la menee autre foiz de corn de la dite bercherie jekes a la vile […] iii 195

    bugle-horn
    music: (1378-79) Item, un corn de bugle garni d’argent enorré – pris lx. s. E101/400/6

  • cornemeuse s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    bag-pipes
    music: (1337-39) pro quodam cornemeuse empto pro le gait ejusdem navis E 101/20/27 rot. 1d
    music: (1390-92) Item, un cornmuse - j marc et xi d. de mesme pois 236
    music: (a.1399) od graunt noys de ministralcie, […] des nakers, des cormus et dé chalmus 102.10

  • cornet s.

    Semantic labels: costume, implement, insects, jewel., music, zool.
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    cornet, type of wind music intrument made of horn or shaped like a horn
    music: (s.xii4/4) chantez al Deu de Jacob. Pernez ditié carmen , e dunez tympane cornez B s.xii4/4 , harpe bele od saltier 149.LXXX.2 (var)
    music: (1360-79) La Veine gloire laisse nient Que toutdis ove soy ne retient La cornette et la chalemelle 1263
    music: (1423) Item, .j. cornet garniz d'argent dorrez, ovec le tissu pendantz de .lij. petitz sonettz, pois' .j. libre .j. unce demi iv 218.126

  • crouther s.

    Semantic labels: music, occupation

    Citations:

    fiddler
    music: (1279) le Elier, le Crouder, le Archer, […] i 173
    music: (1304-05) nous avoms entendu que vous avez un bon croutheour ové vous 114
    music: (1343-50) un ministral […], croudere 47
    music: (1360) Petro Crouder 563

  • deschant s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    singing (a second voice)
    music: (c.1200) E nobles dames [...] Od lur deschant lur sunt encontre alees Portant timpans (E) 7002
    music: (s.xivin) Isorie prist sa harpe, [...] e fist descaunz e notes pur solacer Fouke 54.10
    music: (c.1330) Pur ceo tieng mon chaunt a deschaunt Qaunt jeo en chauntaunt chaunt chaunt 99

  • deschanter v.trans. v.intrans.

    Semantic labels: music, mus_and_fig.

    Citations:

    to sing
    music: (c.1230) N’osa […] messe dire ne dechanter 4684

    to sing the descant to
    music: (c.1185) li chevaler trebucha. Pus li dit par fiere raison: Pernez, amis, ceste chançon Si l’apernez a deschanter! 8179
    music: (c.1330) Amours m'ount si enchaunté Que jeo ay tut dys deschauntee Tut quantke jeo chauntoye, Qar touz jours deschauntoye 99

  • descord s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    to be out of tune, detuned
    music: (1267) kaunt n’est tempré en acord, Covient ke la harpe seit en descord 6846

  • descorder 1 v.trans. v.absol. v.intrans. v.refl. p.p. as s. p.p. as a.

    Semantic labels: law, music

    Citations:

    to put out of tune
    music: (s.xiv1) une soule corde descorde toute la cytole 18

    to be discordant, out of tune
    music: (1267) E kaunt les cordes ne descordent mie, Dunc i ad duçur e armonie 6659

  • dewte s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    a musical instrument
    music: (s.xiii2) Tabours, trompe e la fleute, Flour de lice, gitere e dewte lewte? = lute? Q’au delit furent sonee 21

  • diapason s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    the interval of an octave
    music: (1267) A la quarte desuz cum a per En acord de diatesseron, E l’utime (=corde) sune diapason 6746
    music: (1267) Cinc tuens e deus semituens Diapason cleime les suens 6758
    music: (1267) [...] Issi k’en diaposon acorde La premere e la dreine corde 6769

  • diapenté s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    the interval of a fifth
    music: (1267) En diapenté deit suner la quinte corde en regard sun per 6747
    music: (1267) Issi k’en diaposon acorde La premere e dreine corde, E diatessaron par deça, E diapenté par dela 6771

  • dire v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. p.pr. as s. p.p. as a. sbst. inf.

    Semantic labels: divin., lang., law, liturgical, music

    Citations:

    to sing
    music: (s.xii1) Cantez a Deu, tute terre, salme dites al suen num 79.65.1
    music: (c.1170) fet les cordes suner, Tut issi cum en voiz l’aveit dit tut premier 2843
    music: (1212) Ben longes dist ceste chançon 19530

  • diseincorde a.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    having ten strings
    music: (s.xii1) en saltier diseincorde decachordo versellerai a tei 254.CXLIII.9

  • dité s.

    Semantic labels: law, music

    Citations:

    song, melody
    music: (s.xii1) Ditet Carmina esteient a mei li tuen cumandement 222.CXVIII.54
    music: (s.xiiex) Cum dient li dité ut carmina dicunt [...] 183

  • duble a. adv. s.

    Semantic labels: archit., arithm., armour, costume, curr., domestic, eccl., finan., geog., herald., liturgical, mil., music, textile, toponym, unit
    Usage labels: fig., name, pej.

    Citations:

    two-part song
    music: (c.1334) Cist fist les doblez et les retournes qe sount en les offertoires 247.3

  • dubler 2 v.trans. v.absol. v.intrans. p.p. as a.

    Semantic labels: armour, law, mil., music, textile

    Citations:

    to accompany at an octave’s interval
    music: (1165-80 (?)) E quant eles lur chant dublerent , Dulcement en halt chanterent 203.125

  • encorder v.trans. p.p. as a.

    Semantic labels: music
    Usage labels: fig.

    Citations:

    stringed
    music: (s.xiiex) l'estrument [...] est chaved E de dis cordes encorded 24

  • entoner 2 v.trans.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    to intone, chant
    music: (1334) [...] qe les psaumes fuissent entonez 139.1

    to strike up with
    music: (s.xiii1) li prestre ki des buisines entunerent ii 20

  • entreludie s.

    Semantic labels: drama, music

    Citations:

    interlude?, game, play?
    music: (1322-23) Le vij jour de Janyuer illueqes paié a iiij clers de Sneyth juant entreludies en la sale de Couwik devant le Roi 678

  • escrier 1 v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. p.p. as a.

    Semantic labels: human, mammals, mil., music, sound, zool.

    Citations:

    to chant, intone
    music: (c.1230) [...] cele duce melodie Ke li saint angle fort escrie 2668

  • espace 1 s.

    Semantic labels: anat., music, time

    Citations:

    interval
    music: (1267) Sulum le numbre e l’espace Covient ke l’en temprure face 6741

  • estive s.

    Semantic labels: agricultural, anat., implement, music

    Citations:

    pipe
    music: (s.xii3/4) Un riches hom de Thebes, qui des ars fu sachant E savoit d’estives, de harpe e de chant 2253
    music: (s.xiii2) tibia: est instrumentum ‘astive’, sic est quoque membrum ‘chambe’ ii 24
    music: (s.xiiiex) Harpe e estive et timpaus timpans 565
    music: (s.xiv) tibia (quodam instrumentum) : estive ii 154
    music: (s.xiii/xiv) tibie : (L) astive ii 71

  • estivel 1 s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    flute, (bag-)pipe (?)
    music: (1300) Estivels de Cornewaile 94

  • estivement s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    playing of the pipe
    music: (c.1200) En primes est sa fille encuntre alé Od estiuement dunt ele fu enseigné (E) 4473

  • estiver v.intrans.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    to pipe
    music: (s.xii3/4) Od un cha[le]mel d’or baudement estivant 2255

  • estivur 1 s.

    Semantic labels: music, occupation

    Citations:

    piper
    music: (s.xiii) buccissina: estivur 165
    music: (s.xiii) tibicen : estivur i 66
    music: (s.xiii2) tibicen : gallice estivur ii 21

  • (estume) a.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    pipe
    music: (s.xiii2) Cheverie, tube, estume estiwe ? e chimbes Fasoient notes de grant douceour 29

  • ferir v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. p.pr. as a. p.p. as a. sbst. inf.

    Semantic labels: curr., emotion, equit., finan., law, med., meteo., mil., music, pathol., ship.
    Usage labels: fig., prov.

    Citations:

    to beat (of drums)
    music: (s.xiiiin) Pur ferir cimbes e taburs 11084
    music: (c.1300) La cure de lithargie [...] Ausi deit corner corns e ferir tabors ii 142

  • [flegel] s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    flute (?)
    music: (s.xiii) tube: businus / tibie: estivius / litui: greles / buxus: flegés [...] ii 121.70
    music: (s.xiii/xiv) buxus: (D) fleggars freytel C xiii 2 buse L xiii/xiv ii 71.70
    music: (s.xiii/xiv) tuba: busine; lituus: gleyve greyle ; buxus: fregel de buz ii 83.70

  • floute s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    flute
    music: (s.xiii1) Pur le mal des oilz, pernez la semele de un viel souder soulier? , sil ardez en pudre, e metez la pudre en une penne de owe u en une fleute qui ait amdous les chefs uverz 56.25
    music: (s.xiii2) Tabours, trompe e la fleute, Flour de lice, gitere e dewte Q’au delit furent sonee 19
    music: (s.xivin) ‘Lessez [la] vostre frenterie’ [...] L’autre geit sa fleute de ly 82

  • flouter 1 v.intrans.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    to play the flute
    music: (s.xii3/3) mut se dute de la gueite Ki sur la tur corne e frestele E floutet e chalemele 634

  • frestel s.

    Semantic labels: music
    Usage labels: fig., prov.

    Citations:

    flute, pipe
    music: (1155) Mult peussiez oir chançuns [...] Lais de harpes, lais de frestels, Lires, tympes e chalemels 10549
    music: (s.xiiim) Ne voilez hom blaundir Ne par parole flatir Cum fet li losenger; Par duz chaunt de frestel Est pris li fol oysel Par li oyseiler 324
    music: (c.1290) la note de fristel 564
    music: (s.xiiiex) hec fistula : fretele p. 24 (addendum)
    music: (s.xivin) Frestel Fleget , cheveret et harpe 542
    music: (s.xiii2) buxus : (C) freytel buse L xiii/xiv fleggars D xiii/xiv ii 71.70
    music: (1396) Doncques viennent avant ou presence du signeur ses corneours et clarioners ov leur fretielles et clarions, et se comencent a corner et clarioner tresfort 42.29

  • frestelement s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    flute-like music
    music: (c.1230) (the spheres) Gettent tant duz frestelement Ke tut l'envirun rebundist De la melodie ke en ist 1928

  • fresteler v.intrans. v.trans.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    to play the flute, whistle
    music: (s.xii3/3) sur la tur corne e frestele E floute e chalemele 633

  • galiwhistell s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    a sort of whistle
    music: (1423) Item, .j. galiwhistell d'or, pois' demi unce, pris .x. s. iv 219

  • gamme s.

    Semantic labels: music, sound

    Citations:

    musical scale
    music: (1230) La mesure ert tut manifeste De la nostre gamme e la celeste 1950

    to sing one's song (?)
    music: (1396) Quant ces jones fames Avront fait leur glenes Batant en leur maisons Recordant leur game Trois ou quatre ensamble 37.31

  • [gigue] s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    fiddle, stringed instrument
    music: (c.1200) Il portent harpes, giges e tympanz, Salteriez e chores e cimbes ben sonanz (B) 9599
    music: (s.xiii2/4) Harpe, gige, rote 1369
    music: (s.xiii) cambuca =sambuca : (C) gike gige B s.xiii i 228
    music: (1273-82) pur toi (=J.C.) gemir quant engraigne Vaint vaut? bien la gige d’Alemaigne 1923
    music: (s.xiiiex) giga: (C) gige gigye D* s.xiii/xiv ii 144.82

  • gigur s.

    Semantic labels: music, occupation
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    fiddler
    music: (1190-1210) Plus que n’averoie d’un hapur U d’un gigor u d’un rotur 1784
    music: (s.xiii1/3) Bons arpeurs e vielurs, Roturs, gigurs e tympanurs 7544

  • gitere s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    guitar
    music: (s.xiii2) Tabours, trompe e la ffleute, Flour de lice, gitere e dewte Q’au delit furent sonee 20

  • glas 1 s.

    Semantic labels: eccl., lang., music, sound

    Citations:

    trumpet
    music: (s.xii3/4) Sonent encontre ly (=Cleopatra) en la cité li glas, Les timbres e les tabors 691

  • grael 1 s.

    Semantic labels: eccl., literature, liturgical, music

    Citations:

    gradual, book of antiphons
    music: (1113-19) Iço fud li salters E li antefiners, Baptisterie, grahels, Li hymners e li messels 41
    music: (s.xiii) gradarium: grael ii 96
    music: (s.xiii) gradale: greel ii 151
    music: (1361) ij. missales febles, j. grael, j. porthors feble 384
    music: (1414) ij missales [...], j saultier et j grayell ii 8

  • greille 1 s.

    Semantic labels: mil., music

    Citations:

    trumpet, horn (used to give signal in battle)
    music: (s.xii2/4) Sunent cil graisle e derere e devant E tuit rachatent encuntre l’olifant 1832
    music: (c.1185) Son graille en halt fait soner 7179
    music: (c.1200) Pur la victorie dunt il out la saisine Il funt soner greilles e businne (B) 11072
    music: (s.xiii1) tibie : gralgez ii 100
    music: (s.xiiim) Quant li provos l'entent, s'ad .i. grael sonnee, Il et tote si home sunt mult tost adoubbé [...] La furent tote ensamble pur combatre rangee 652
    music: (s.xiii2) lituus : ruet, grellet i 75
    music: (s.xiii/xiv) lituus : gleyve greyle? ii 83

  • halcer v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl.

    Semantic labels: beverage, culin., emotion, music, sound

    Citations:

    amplify, raise the quality of (song)
    music: (c.1200) Il portent harpes, giges e tympanz, Salteriez e chores e cimbes ben sonanz, Od tute les maneres qu'il unt d'estrumenz Le sun del chant halceient haucent E s.xiii m il sovenz (B) 9602

    to raise the pitch of
    music: (s.xiii4/4) Les uns (=strings) asaie trop eshaucer a haucer Y s.xiii 4/4 enhaucer C s.xiii 4/4 , Les autres trop grevement abesser, Les uns tro bas, les autres trop haut 6831

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