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abaisser v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. p.p. as a. inf. as s.
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
Citations:

harmony, consonance of musical notes
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
acorder v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. v.impers. 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 bring in tune, harmonize
music: (s.xiii¹) Musike avom la quinte, qui tut fait acorder Par les consonances qui les fet demener 3843
music: (s.xiii^ex) 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 sound sweet
music: (1267) note [...] K'a l’oreille Deu acordera 6838

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

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

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

harmonious, in harmony with
music: (c.1334) au vent suef sufflaunt firent une noyse acordaunt 32.22
adrescer v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. p.pr. as a. p.p. as a. inf. as s.
Semantic labels: build., culin., law, music, ship., surg.
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 adv. p.pr. as s. inf. as s.
Semantic labels: finan., geog., law, music
Usage labels: local
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:

antiphone, anthem, short verse sung before or after a psalm
music: (c.1275) Repondez […] sy cele anteme savez: ‘Salve Regina […]’. La femme sulun sa conscyence Le dist ke [...] le aunteme savayt dyre 7921 and 7930
music: (s.xiii^ex) Levez dunqe sus et comenciez ceste antisme: 'Salva nos christe [...]' 23.33
music: (a.1399) Et donqes une antesme: 'Confortare et esto vit [...]' 112
[antienne] s.
Semantic labels: eccl., liturgical, music
Citations:

antiphone, anthem, short verse sung before or after a psalm
music: (c.1240) Une duce Ave lui chanteit, Kar en le antenie tute voies Sunt remembrés les cinc joies [...]. L'anteine vus faz ici entendre: 'Gaude Dei genitrix etc.' 87.XVIII.11 and 16
music: (s.xiii²) De chaunter avoit en eus En l’ounour la pucele Une anthene anth[i]ene douce et bele Dount le romance vous dirrai Si proprement come jeo sai 45
music: (1273-82) Il est respons, il est antenne 3915
[antiphone] s.
Semantic labels: eccl., liturgical, music
Citations:

antiphone, anthem, short verse sung before or after a psalm
music: (1165-80 (?)) L'antiefne 'Ecce completa' 142.56
music: (1212) Nis il meisme od eus chantot, Si q’une antefne començot Qui est faite asez veirement De lui meisme proprement 17316
music: (c.1334) Cist pape ordina qe cent et cinqaunte psalmes David fuissent chauntez avaunt le sacrifice ové lour antephnes antefmes F s.xiv m antephenes L s.xiv/xv 175.1
armonie s.
Semantic labels: music
Citations:

harmony, consonance, pleasing combination of musical notes
music: (s.xii^ex) 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.xiii^ex) En l'un a chançuns, loenges e suns e douce armonie [...] 86.93
armoniser v.intrans.
Semantic labels: music
Citations:

to make harmonious 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 play (a rote or other stringed instrument)
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. inf. as s.
Semantic labels: colour, emotion, 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 ¹ v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. p.pr. as a. p.pr. as adv. p.p. as a. inf. as s.
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 evalera 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. inf. as s.
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
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 Blower
music: (1255) Mabilia le Blouer blouere n.
music: (1296) Gilibertus le Blouwere blouere n.
music: (1327) Reginald le Blawere Blower
music: (1327) Willelmus le Blowar 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 [...] 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.xii^3/4) Le roy Alisandre fet ses gresles corner, E ti[m]bres e tabors e busines soner 1573
music: (s.xiii^2/4) saint Johan set aungeles vit Ke od lour busoines chanterent 1195
music: (c.1250) hec tuba vel succina buccina : bosine i 421
music: (s.xiii^ex) E li quart aungele suna sa busine 1578
businer ¹ v.intrans. inf. as s.
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.xiii^2/4) Et li premier angele bosine, et est fete greele et feu 38

sounding of a trumpet
music: (s.xiii^ex) 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: (1194-99) Laissees furent les charoles E sons e chançons e paroles 39
music: (s.xiii^3/4) 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.xiii^3/3) 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.xii^3/4) 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.xii^3/3) sur la tur corne e frestele E floutet e chalemele 634
chançonele s.
Semantic labels: music
Citations:

little song
music: (s.xiii^ex) 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.xiii^ex) cantus : chaunsun ii 160
music: (1266-1300) delitables chanchons oir et chanter 246.S43.25
[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.xiii¹) Dunc dist Davit, ‘Chantez a nostre Seignur nuvel chant, kar il ad fet merveilles!' 19v
music: (s.xiii/xiv) cantus : chant ii 83
music: (c.1325) le chant qe le angel out chaunté 21.13

singing
music: (s.xii^2/4) Li apostele comunement Dedenz chantoent dolcement [...]. Cil de Jerusalem oirent Le chant que li apostele firent 1618
music: (s.xii^3/4) 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] s.
Semantic labels: music
Citations:

singing
music: (s.xiii^3/4) (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. inf. as s.
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.xii^3/3) 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.xiii^m) 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.xiii^2/4) 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.xiii^m) 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
chanterel s.
Semantic labels: music, occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

singer (used as a surname)
music: (1203) Philip Canterel Cantrell
music: (1297) John Cantrel Cantrell
music: (1379) Willelmus Chanterel Cantrell
music: (1427-30) Mestre William Chanterele 19
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: 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
music: (1194-99) li bons evesques fist enquere Les provoires e fist chanter; Si se pot l’evesques vanter Que il rendi la chanterie A Deu 12153

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.xiii^m) 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.xiii^3/3) la noise […] des […] simbalx et d’autres ministralcies 15.9
music: (s.xiii^ex) 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.xiii^ex) cithola : (C) sitole citole D* s.xiii/xiv cithoyel L s.xiii ii 144.82

cymbal
music: (s.xiv) cimbala : citoles gallice 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 citoler n.
music: (1311) Agn' la Setoler citoler n.
music: (1339) Robertus le Cetoler 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 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 (in a harmonious series)
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.xiii^ex) 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.xii^3/4) 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
cornee s.
Semantic labels: music, sound
Citations:

blowing of horn(s), horn-blowing
music: (s.xiii¹) toz vifs les prendrai sanz cri et sanz cornee corné S c.1400 1002
music: (s.xiii¹) Sovent les assaillent od cri et od cornee 1656
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
cornier ¹ s.
Semantic labels: music, occupation
Usage labels: name
Citations:

horn-blower, trumpeter (used as a surname)
music: (1209) Agnes le Cornier Corner
music: (1230) Augustine le Corner 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 132.150.4
music: (1155) De harpe sout e de chorum, De lire e de psalterium 3701
music: (1155) Lires, tympes e chalemels, Symphonies, psalteriuns, Monacordes, timbes, coruns 10552
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: (c.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
Usage labels: fig.
Citations:

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

to sing another part, act differently, contradict
music: (c.1185) Tels chante qui repot plorer; S’il chante, nus deschanterum 8167

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 a. p.p. as s.
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. inf. as s.
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.xii^ex) 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. inf. as s. 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.xii^ex) 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, wind instrument
music: (s.xii^3/4) Un riches hom de Thebes, qui des ars fu sachant E savoit d’estives, de harpe e de chant 2253
music: (1194-99) Sonerent timbres e busines, Corns e estives e troines 2356
music: (s.xiii²) tibia: est instrumentum ‘astive’, sic est quoque membrum ‘chambe’ ii 24
music: (s.xiii^ex) Harpe e estive et timpaus timpans 565
music: (s.xiii/xiv) tube: (L) busine; tibie: (L) astive ii 71.70
music: (s.xiv) tibia (quodam instrumentum) : estive ii 154.2
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.xii^3/4) 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
estrument s.
Semantic labels: anat., implement, law, mil., music, surg., weapons
Citations:

musical instrument
music: (c.1334) endoctriné en instrumentz de musiqe 157.19
music: (s.xii¹) Sur les salz [...] suspendimes noz estrumenz citharas 244.CXXXVI.2
music: (1165-80 (?)) Harpe, gige ne altre estrument 203.121
music: (1150-70) Ysolt chante molt dulcement, La voiz acorde a l’estrument 845
music: (1267) unkes si duz melodie En siecle ne fu de nul estrument 13483
music: (1271-72) Menestrals ou tabors e busines e ou autres estrumenz ke serront entendanz as chivalers [...] somondrent Ie ost a la bataile 42.24
music: (s.xiv¹) estrumentz de musik […] pur soy esjoyer 6.36
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 10544
(estume) a.
Semantic labels: music
Citations:

pipe
music: (s.xiii²) Cheverie, tube, estume estiwe ? e chimbes Fasoient notes de grant douceour 29
ferir ¹ v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. p.pr. as a. p.p. as a. inf. as s.
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
fithelere s.
Semantic labels: music
Usage labels: name
Citations:

fiddler, one who plays the fiddle (used as a surname)
music: (1275) John le Fithelare Fidler
music: (1285) John le Fithelere Fidler
music: (1312) Benedicto le Fitheler i 80
music: (1327) Simon Le Vythelar Fidler
[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.xii^3/3) mut se dute de la gueite Ki sur la tur corne e frestele E floutet e chalemele 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 flouter n.
music: (1268) John le Floytur 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 10549
music: (s.xiii^m) 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.xiii^ex) 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

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abaisser v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. p.p. as a. inf. as s.

acord s.

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

adrescer v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. p.pr. as a. p.p. as a. inf. as s.

amunter v.trans. v.intrans. p.pr. as adv. p.pr. as s. inf. as s.

anteme s.

[antienne] s.

[antiphone] s.

armonie s.

armoniser v.intrans.

aroter 1 v.trans.

atemprer v.trans. v.refl. p.p. as a. inf. as s.

avaler 1 v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. p.pr. as a. p.pr. as adv. p.p. as a. inf. as s.

b s.

backepipe s.

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

blouer s.

bombard s.

bordun s.

boufeure s.

(bubine) s.

bugle 2 s.

buis 1 s.

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businer 1 v.intrans. inf. as s.

businour s.

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carole s.

caroler v.intrans.

chalemel s.

chalemeler v.intrans.

chançonele s.

chançun s.

[chançunette] s.

chant s.

chantelette s.

[chantement] s.

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

chanterel s.

chanteresse s.f.

chanterie 1 s.

chantur s.

chapelein s.

cheveret s.

cheverie s.

chimbe s.

chore 2 s.

cimbale s.

cimbalier s.

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[citariste] s.

citole s.

citolur s.

clarion s.

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clarioner 2 v.intrans.

clef s.

coer 2 s.

consonance s.

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[coristre] s.

corn 1 s.

cornee s.

cornemeuse s.

cornet s.

cornier 1 s.

corun 1 s.

crouther s.

deschant s.

deschanter v.trans. v.intrans.

descord s.

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

dewte s.

diapason s.

diapenté s.

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

diseincorde a.

dité s.

duble a. adv. s.

aroter ¹ v.trans.

avaler ¹ v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. p.pr. as a. p.pr. as adv. p.p. as a. inf. as s.

bugle ² s.

buis ¹ s.

busine ¹ s.

businer ¹ v.intrans. inf. as s.

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

chanterie ¹ s.

chore ² s.

clarioner ¹ s.

clarioner ² v.intrans.

coer ² s.

corn ¹ s.

cornier ¹ s.

corun ¹ s.

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

dubler ² v.trans. v.absol. v.intrans. inf. as s. p.p. as a.

entoner ² v.trans.

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

espace ¹ s.

estivel ¹ s.

estivur ¹ s.

ferir ¹ v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. p.pr. as a. p.p. as a. inf. as s.

flouter ¹ v.intrans.