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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 Lum Lais ANTS 6832

  • acord s.

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

    Citations:

    harmony, concord
    music: (1267) Le Diable acord unke n’ama Lum Lais ANTS 6711
    music: (1267) (The Devil) acord het apertement E entre gent e d’estrument Lum Lais ANTS 6721
    music: (c.1334) Jubal […] par delit q’il avoit des souns de martels, aparceyvoit primes les acordes de musyk TREVET Cron1 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 Lum Lais ANTS 6730
    music: (1267) La quarte corde deit soner A la quarte desuz cum a per En acord de diatesseron Lum Lais ANTS 6745

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

  • acordance s.

    Semantic labels: music, unit
    Usage labels: also_fig.

    Citations:

    harmony, agreement
    music: (1267) acordance E armonie Lum Lais ANTS 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 Lum Lais ANTS 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 Ross ANTS 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 Anecdota 16.60

    to attune
    music: (1150-70) La voiz acorde a l’estrument Trist thomas2 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 Reimpredigten 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 Lum Lais ANTS 6730

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

    harmonious, in harmony (with)
    music: (1267) en quintes deit estre suné, D’autre part ver amuntant Diatessaron ert acordant Lum Lais ANTS 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 Lum Lais ANTS 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 Lum Lais ANTS 6767

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

  • anteme s.

    Semantic labels: eccl., liturgical, music

    Citations:

    anthem
    music: (1165-80 (?)) L'antiefne 'Ecce completa' ADGAR3 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 Mir Vge 45
    music: (c.1275) Repondez […] sy cele anteme savez: ‘Salve Regina […]’ S Fran ANTS 7921
    music: (a.1399) les evesqes et clergie comencerount une anteme: ‘Firmetur manus tua’ Anon Chr1 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 Donn Am ants 34
    music: (1267) si duz melodie En siecle ne fu […] oie U meins i avera d'armonie Lum Lais ANTS 13486
    music: (s.xiiiex) En l'un a chançuns, loenges e suns e douce armonie [...] Reimpredigten 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 Reg Kellawe 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 Boeve 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 Horn 2830

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

    well-attuned, harmonious
    music: (1120-40) Quer tuit en unt lor voiz si atempredes Que tuit le plainstrent S Alexis1 593
    music: (c.1200) Portanz timpans e harpes atemprees Anc Test (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., local, 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 evalera Lum Lais ANTS 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 Brut WACE 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 Lum Lais ANTS 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 Dial Greg SATF 7563

  • backepipe s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    bag-pipe
    music: (s.xiii/xiv) musa (pastorum musa, instrumentum sonorum) : backepipe TLL 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 Horn 2838

  • blouer s.

    Semantic labels: music, occupation
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    blower, one who plays a wind instrument (used as a surname)
    music: (1199) Willelmus le Blowerre Family Names Blower
    music: (1255) Mabilia le Blouer MED blouere n.
    music: (1296) Gilibertus le Blouwere MED blouere n.
    music: (1327) Reginald le Blawere Family Names Blower
    music: (1327) Willelmus le Blowar MED blouere n.

  • bombard s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    bombard (an early type of bassoon)
    music: (1390-92) Item, les clarions [...]. Item, schalmuse petit [...]. Item, un bombard [...] Goldsmiths 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 Lum Lais ANTS 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 TREVET Cron1 278.21
    music: (s.xiii/xiv) folliculus : [...] instrumentum fabricantis est follus quo lapsum succitat ille focum .s. boufeure TLL i 393

  • (bubine) s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

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

  • bugle 2 s.

    Semantic labels: domestic, mammals, music, zool.

    Citations:

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

    bugle-horn
    music: (1378-79) Item, un corn de bugle garni d’argent enorré TNA 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 TLL ii 71

  • busine 1 s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    trumpet
    music: (s.xii1) Loez lui en suen de buisine Oxf Ps ANTS 132.150.3
    music: (1155) Dune fist Artur ses cors corner, Grailles e busines suner Brut WACE 9588
    music: (s.xii3/4) Le roy Alisandre fet ses gresles corner, E ti[m]bres e tabors e busines soner Rom Chev ANTS 1573
    music: (s.xiii2/4) saint Johan set aungeles vit Ke od lour busoines chanterent Corset ANTS 1195
    music: (c.1250) hec tuba vel succina buccina : bosine TLL i 421
    music: (s.xiiiex) E li quart aungele suna sa busine Apoc giffard 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 Oxf Ps ANTS 91.80.3
    music: (s.xiii2/4) Et li premier angele bosine, et est fete greele et feu Apoc Prose 38

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

  • businour s.

    Semantic labels: music, occupation

    Citations:

    trumpeter
    music: (s.xiii) tubicen : businur TLL ii 118
    music: (s.xiii) tibicines tubicines ? : businirs TLL ii 153.82
    music: (1271-72) chescune legion a bosignors e cornours e taborors vegetius2 57.3
    music: (s.xiii/xiv) tibicines tubicines ? : (D*) businurs bussiners L s.xiii TLL 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' DMLBS 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 Oxf Ps ANTS 132.149.3
    music: (s.xii1) E chantoent sicume en charoles in choris Camb Ps 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 Brut WACE 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 Am curt 52.83
    music: (1396) houvent et chantent de biaux karoles Man lang1 66
    music: (1397) .j. large livre de tretés amoireux et moralitez et de carolles fraunceis bien esluminez Gloucester Inventory 302

  • caroler v.intrans.

    Semantic labels: dance, music

    Citations:

    to sing
    music: (1265) Treis cens sunt […] E hautement vont karoler Kildare Poems 80.94
    music: (s.xiii3/3) des chivalers et des esquiers Karolantz et daunsantz Rich I 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 Brut WACE 10550
    music: (s.xii3/4) Devant les pez le roy vint agenoillant Od un cha[le]mel d’or baudement estivant Rom Chev ANTS 2255
    music: (1390-92) Item, schalmuse petit […], un graunt schalmuse […]. Item un cornmuse […] Goldsmiths 236
    music: (a.1399) od graunt noys de ministralcie, de trumpers et des nakers, des cormus et de chalmus Anon Chr1 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 S Gile1 634

  • chançonele s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    little song
    music: (s.xiiiex) Frai chançonele d’amur Rom 15 (Dd.10.31) 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 Camb Ps 244.CXXXVI.3
    music: (1155) Mult peussiez oir chançuns, Rotruenges e novels suns Brut WACE 10545
    music: (s.xiiiin) Hui mes horrez chanson gentiz Boeve 3046
    music: (s.xiiiex) cantus : chaunsun TLL ii 160
    music: (1266-1300) delitables chanchons oir et chanter Waterford busby 246.S43.25

  • [chançunette] s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    song
    music: (1190-93) Si fesei[e] les serventeis, Chaunceunettes, rymes, saluz [...] S Edm Life ANTS 7
    music: (c.1240) si lur chanta Chancenettes de amur & de folie Mir N-D 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 Oxf Ps ANTS 65.39.4
    music: (1150-70) Chantent suns e chanz delitus Trist thomas2 1255
    music: (s.xiii/xiv) cantus : chant TLL ii 83
    music: (c.1325) le chant qe le angel out chaunté Bible Holkham 21.13

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

  • chantelette s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    little song, ditty
    music: (1380) la quelle chantelette je suy constreint a chaunter SAMPS1 390

  • [chantement] s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    singing
    music: (s.xiii3/4) (people sin) par […] acemement de robes, de chivaus, des gwimples, de chauntement Pecchez 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 Oxf Ps ANTS 59.32.3
    music: (s.xii3/3) cil chantouent osanna S Gile1 3648
    music: (s.xiii) salio, -is : chanter TLL ii 118
    music: (s.xiv1) li chauntour chaunterount les chaunçouns reals Lib Cust 226

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

    (of a musical instrument) to play, sound
    music: (c.1170) Cum ces cordes tuchout, cum les feseit trembler, Asquantes feiz chanter , asquantes organer Horn 2833
    music: (s.xiii2/4) saint Johan set aungeles vit Ke od lour busoines chaunterent Corset ANTS 1195
    music: (c.1334) J. […] fuit le primer mestre chantant en harpe et as orgues et controva la science de musik TREVET Cron1 5.8

    sounding, making music
    music: (c.1334) G. […] fist orgues chauntantz sanz eide de homme TREVET Cron1 278.21

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

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

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

  • chanterel s.

    Semantic labels: music, occupation
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    singer (used as a surname)
    music: (1203) Philip Canterel Family Names Cantrell
    music: (1297) John Cantrel Family Names Cantrell
    music: (1379) Willelmus Chanterel Family Names Cantrell
    music: (1427-30) Mestre William Chanterele Port Bk studer 19

  • chanteresse s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, music, occupation

    Citations:

    songstress
    music: (s.xii2) ne quer mais oir chanteresse ne chantur Liv Reis1 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 Brut WACE 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 YBB Ed II xi 170
    music: (1397) pour les chaunteries et obitz suis ditz Test Ebor 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 Rot Parl1 i 3
    music: (1310) pur la chanterie arere par x. anz, issi avowe il la prise YBB 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 Brut WACE 10544
    music: (c.1170) Tels i ad ki de chant sunt si bon cha[n]teor Horn (O) 5180
    music: (s.xiiim) Pois vint David e les chanturs ensement Vitas 4820
    music: (s.xiv1) li chauntour chaunterount les chaunçouns reals Lib Cust 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. Northumb 8
    music: (1305) E pur trover un chapelein chauntaunt […] en l’avauntdite eglise Rot Parl1 i 463

  • cheveret s.

    Semantic labels: mammals, music, zool.

    Citations:

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

  • cheverie s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

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

  • chimbe s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

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

  • cimbale s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

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

  • cimbalier s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

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

  • cimbeour s.

    Semantic labels: music, occupation

    Citations:

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

  • [citariste] s.

    Semantic labels: music, occupation

    Citations:

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

  • citole s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

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

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

  • citolur s.

    Semantic labels: music
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    one who plays a citole, stringed instrument similar to a fiddle (used as a surname)
    music: (1269) William le Citolur MED citoler n.
    music: (1311) Agn' la Setoler MED citoler n.
    music: (1339) Robertus le Cetoler MED citoler n.

  • clarion s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    trumpet
    music: (1396) corneours et clarioners, ou leur fretielles et clarions se comencent a corner et clarioner Man lang1 66
    music: (1390-92) trumpes [...], clarions [...], pipes […] Goldsmiths 236

  • clarioner 1 s.

    Semantic labels: music, occupation

    Citations:

    trumpeter
    music: (1373) J.S. clarioner GAUNT1 ii 1
    music: (1396) corneours et clarioners Man lang1 66
    music: (1403-04) pur un claroner .x. s., pur .ij. trumpurs […] Mch Tayl Accs2 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 Man lang1 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 Serm Rawlinson 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 S Brend mup 578

    singing, dancing
    music: (s.xii1) Tu convertis la meie pleinte en cuer a mei in chorum mihi Camb Ps 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 Cron Lond1 52.26
    music: (s.xiv2) le[s] choer[s] dez angelis angelorum chori illoeqes chaunterunt a Dieu Lichfield 66

  • consonance s.

    Semantic labels: literature, music

    Citations:

    (musical) note, sound
    music: (c.1230) Kar nof consonances sunt De la terre al cel amunt Pet Phil 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 Camb Ps 51.XXXII.2
    music: (c.1170) fet les cordes suner, Tut issi cum en voiz l’aveit dit tut premier Horn 2842
    music: (1267) Les cordes covient si adrescer Ke chescun acorde a sun per Lum Lais ANTS 6729

  • [coristre] s.

    Semantic labels: eccl., music

    Citations:

    chorister, member of a church-choir
    music: (s.xiii2) paraphoniste : queristres TLL i 231
    music: (s.xiiiex) corista gallice : queristre TLL ii 160
    music: (1346) (the sub-dean) est governour dé petitz chanouns et queristrers en absence del deane YBB 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 Garter Stats1 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 [...] Rot Parl1 iv 249
    music: (1427) huit chappeleins, quatre clers, et sys querestres, poure faire divin service illoqes pour tous jours Rot Parl1 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 GAIMAR1 673
    music: (s.xii3/4) Trois foiz sone un corn Rom Chev ANTS 903
    music: (1190-93) Hautement sun corn cornereit S Edm Life ANTS 2673
    music: (s.xiiiin) B. corne un cornpar moult grant fertez Boeve 559
    music: (1307) leva la menee autre foiz de corn de la dite bercherie jekes a la vile […] King’s Bench iii 195

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

  • cornemeuse s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    bag-pipes
    music: (1337-39) pro quodam cornemeuse empto pro le gait ejusdem navis TNA E 101/20/27 rot. 1d
    music: (1390-92) Item, un cornmuse - j marc et xi d. de mesme pois Goldsmiths 236
    music: (a.1399) od graunt noys de ministralcie, […] des nakers, des cormus et dé chalmus Anon Chr1 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 Camb Ps 149.LXXX.2 (var)
    music: (1360-79) La Veine gloire laisse nient Que toutdis ove soy ne retient La cornette et la chalemelle GOWER Mirour 1263
    music: (1423) Item, .j. cornet garniz d'argent dorrez, ovec le tissu pendantz de .lij. petitz sonettz, pois' .j. libre .j. unce demi Rot Parl1 iv 218.126

  • cornier 1 s.

    Semantic labels: music, occupation
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    horn-blower, trumpeter (used as a surname)
    music: (1209) Agnes le Cornier Family Names Corner
    music: (1230) Augustine le Corner Family Names Corner

  • corun 1 s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    stringed instrument similar to a harp, zither, lyre etc.
    music: (s.xii1) Loez lui en tympane e choro, loez lui en cordes e organo Oxf Ps ANTS 132.150.4
    music: (1155) De harpe sout e de chorum, De lire e de psalterium Brut WACE 3701
    music: (1155) Lires, tympes e chalemels, Symphonies, psalteriuns, Monacordes, timbes, coruns Brut WACE 10552

  • crouther s.

    Semantic labels: music, occupation

    Citations:

    fiddler
    music: (1279) le Elier, le Crouder, le Archer, […] Leicester i 173
    music: (1304-05) nous avoms entendu que vous avez un bon croutheour ové vous Lett EPW1 114
    music: (1343-50) un ministral […], croudere Cron Lond1 47
    music: (c.1360) Petro Crouder Durham 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 Anc Test (E) 7002
    music: (s.xivin) Isorie prist sa harpe, [...] e fist descaunz e notes pur solacer Fouke Fouke ANTS 54.10
    music: (c.1330) Pur ceo tieng mon chaunt a deschaunt Qaunt jeo en chauntaunt chaunt chaunt BIBB ROTH Poems 99

  • deschanter v.trans. v.intrans.

    Semantic labels: music, mus_and_fig.

    Citations:

    to sing
    music: (c.1230) N’osa […] messe dire ne dechanter S Modw 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! Proth ANTS 8179
    music: (c.1330) Amours m'ount si enchaunté Que jeo ay tut dys deschauntee Tut quantke jeo chauntoye, Qar touz jours deschauntoye BIBB ROTH Poems 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 Lum Lais ANTS 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 Lib Cust 18

    to be discordant, out of tune
    music: (1267) E kaunt les cordes ne descordent mie, Dunc i ad duçur e armonie Lum Lais ANTS 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 Blancheflour 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 Lum Lais ANTS 6746
    music: (1267) Cinc tuens e deus semituens Diapason cleime les suens Lum Lais ANTS 6758
    music: (1267) [...] Issi k’en diaposon acorde La premere e la dreine corde Lum Lais ANTS 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 Lum Lais ANTS 6747
    music: (1267) Issi k’en diaposon acorde La premere e dreine corde, E diatessaron par deça, E diapenté par dela Lum Lais ANTS 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 Oxf Ps ANTS 79.65.1
    music: (c.1170) fet les cordes suner, Tut issi cum en voiz l’aveit dit tut premier Horn 2843
    music: (1212) Ben longes dist ceste chançon Dial Greg SATF 19530

  • diseincorde a.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

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

  • dité s.

    Semantic labels: law, music

    Citations:

    song, melody
    music: (s.xii1) Ditet Carmina esteient a mei li tuen cumandement Camb Ps 222.CXVIII.54
    music: (s.xiiex) Cum dient li dité ut carmina dicunt [...] cato everard ants 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 TREVET Cron1 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 ADGAR3 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 Miserere 24

  • entoner 2 v.trans.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    to intone, chant
    music: (1334) [...] qe les psaumes fuissent entonez TREVET Cron1 139.1

    to strike up with
    music: (s.xiii1) li prestre ki des buisines entunerent Joshua Sermons 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 Chamber 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 Pet Phil 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 Lum Lais ANTS 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 Rom Chev ANTS 2253
    music: (s.xiii2) tibia: est instrumentum ‘astive’, sic est quoque membrum ‘chambe’ TLL ii 24
    music: (s.xiiiex) Harpe e estive et timpaus timpans Chev Dé 565
    music: (s.xiv) tibia (quodam instrumentum) : estive TLL ii 154
    music: (s.xiii/xiv) tibie : (L) astive TLL ii 71

  • estivel 1 s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    flute, (bag-)pipe (?)
    music: (1300) Estivels de Cornewaile English Towns 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 Anc Test (E) 4473

  • estiver v.intrans.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

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

  • estivur 1 s.

    Semantic labels: music, occupation

    Citations:

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

  • estrument s.

    Semantic labels: implement, law, mil., music, surg., weapons

    Citations:

    musical instrument
    music: (s.xii1) Sur les salz [...] suspendimes noz estrumenz citharas Camb Ps 244.CXXXVI.2
    music: (1165-80 (?)) Harpe, gige ne altre estrument ADGAR3 203.121
    music: (1150-70) Ysolt chante molt dulcement, La voiz acorde a l’estrument Trist thomas2 845
    music: (1267) unkes si duz melodie En siecle ne fu de nul estrument Lum Lais ANTS 13483
    music: (1271-72) Menestrals ou tabors e busines e ou autres estrumenz ke serront entendanz as chivalers [...] somondrent Ie ost a la bataile vegetius2 42.24
    music: (s.xiv1) estrumentz de musik […] pur soy esjoyer Secr anon 6.36
    music: (c.1334) endoctriné en instrumentz de musiqe TREVET Cron1 157.19

  • estrumenteur s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    musician, one who plays a musical instrument
    music: (1155) Mult out a la curt jugleurs, Chanteurs, estrumenteurs; Mult peussiez oir chançuns Brut WACE 10544

  • (estume) a.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    pipe
    music: (s.xiii2) Cheverie, tube, estume estiwe ? e chimbes Fasoient notes de grant douceour Blancheflour 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 S Clem ANTS 11084
    music: (c.1300) La cure de lithargie [...] Ausi deit corner corns e ferir tabors A-N Med ii 142

  • fithelere s.

    Semantic labels: music
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    fiddler, one who plays the fiddle (used as a surname)
    music: (1275) John le Fithelare Family Names Fidler
    music: (1285) John le Fithelere Family Names Fidler
    music: (1312) Benedicto le Fitheler King's Lynn i 80
    music: (1327) Simon Le Vythelar Family Names Fidler

  • [flegel] s.

    Semantic labels: music

    Citations:

    flute (?)
    music: (s.xiii) tube: businus / tibie: estivius / litui: greles / buxus: flegés [...] TLL ii 121.70
    music: (s.xiii/xiv) buxus: (D) fleggars freytel C xiii 2 buse L xiii/xiv TLL ii 71.70
    music: (s.xiii/xiv) tuba: busine; lituus: gleyve greyle ; buxus: fregel de buz TLL 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 Textes Scientifiques 56.25
    music: (s.xiii2) Tabours, trompe e la fleute, Flour de lice, gitere e dewte Q’au delit furent sonee Blancheflour 19
    music: (s.xivin) ‘Lessez [la] vostre frenterie’ [...] L’autre geit sa fleute de ly S Panuce 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 S Gile1 634

  • [floutur] s.

    Semantic labels: music
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    flutist, one who plays the flute (used as a surname)
    music: (1266) Richer le Fleuiter MED flouter n.
    music: (1268) John le Floytur MED flouter n.

  • 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 Brut WACE 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 CATO ANON ANTS 324
    music: (c.1290) la note de fristel BIBB ROTH (T) 564
    music: (s.xiiiex) hec fistula : fretele Gloss St John2 p. 24 (addendum)
    music: (s.xivin) Frestel Fleget , cheveret et harpe Nominale 542
    music: (s.xiii2) buxus : (C) freytel buse L xiii/xiv fleggars D xiii/xiv TLL 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 Man lang ANTS 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 Pet Phil 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 S Gile1 633

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