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[ FEW: 2/i,220b cantare; Gdf: 2,57b chanter; GdfC: 9,40b chanter; TL: 2,230 chanter; DEAF: chanter; DMF: chanter; TLF: chanter; OED: chant v.; MED: chaunten v.; DMLBS: 262a cantare ]

chantier; chaunter, chauntier; canter, chauntre ii 95, canker, chianter 65.894, schanter 137.96 (var.)

v.a.1to sing, chant ♦ to say, sing 2to tell, relate ♦ to advise ♦ to reiterate ♦ to state
v.n.1to sing ♦ to serve as a precentor ♦ (of a musical instrument) to play, sustain a note (?) ♦ (of a musical instrument) to play ♦ (of cock) to crow ♦ to say Mass 2to turn informer, inform on one’s accomplices
p.pr._as_a.1sounding, making music
p.pr._as_s.1singer
sbst._inf.1singing, song ♦ singing, chanting (of Offices, etc.) ♦ chirping

v.a.

1musicto sing, chant:

( s.xii¹; MS: c.1145 ) Cantez a lui novel cant 59.32.3

( s.xii^3/3; MS: s.xiii^m ) cil chantouent osanna 3648

( MS: s.xiii ) salio, -is: chanter ii 118

( s.xiv¹ ) li chauntour chaunterount les chaunçouns reals 226

♦eccl.liturgicalto say, sing:

( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv¹ ) Puis que l'ure fud chantee, L'abés del leu fors les meinet 712

( s.xiii¹; MS: s.xiii^m ) Se il n’est lettré, chante sa Crede ii 20

( MS: s.xiii^m ) Quant tu esveilles, si deiz tu chaut pas lever […] e tes ures chanter 3320

2to tell, relate:

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) Ceo est la dolur ke jo vus chant: Ke jo murrai jofnes enfant 554

( s.xiii^ex; MS: s.xiv² ) la fei de l’Ewangille ke çoe nus chaunte 1362

♦to advise:

( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) Mes mun curage me chante et dit De fere un escrit […] 254.4

♦to reiterate:

( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) Sovent li chante ceo li emperur 35.91

♦lawto state:

( 1316 ) dunt la reversion a ceo qe la note chaunte fut graunté a W. Ed II xx 64

( 1340 ) Nous ne poioms altre jugement rendre mes solonc ceo qe le verdit ad chaunté 14-15 Ed III 227

chanter la geste, les gestes
geste#1

chanter messe
messe#1

v.n.

1musicto sing:

( 1113-19; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) Hom set par us chanter E esturnel parler 95

( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv¹ ) Chantat plus halt e forment cler 1057

( MS: s.xiii^m ) Pois vint David e les chanturs ensement, E chanterent entur cel alme docement 4821

♦eccl.liturgicalto serve as a precentor:

( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 ) A escole fu mis […] E enaprés as arz, quant il alkes ot chanté 203

♦music(of a musical instrument) to play, sustain a note (?):

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^ex ) Cum ces cordes tuchout, cum les feseit trembler, Asquantes feiz chanter, asquantes organer 2833

♦music(of a musical instrument) to play:

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) saint Johan set aungeles vit Ke od lour busoines chaunterent 1195

( c.1334; MS: s.xiv^m ) J. […] fuit le primer mestre chantant en harpe et as orgues et controva la science de musik 5.8

♦sound orn.zool.(of cock) to crow:

( c.1290; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) Columb geent (M.E. crouketh) & cok chaunte (M.E. croweth) (C) 5ra

( s.xivⁱⁿ; MS: 1382 ) Cok chaunte (M.E. Coc crowith) 844

( MS: s.xiv^1/3 ) Pernez gresse de chapon que seit feit chapun avant que il canke (l. cante) 210.53

♦eccl.liturgicalto say Mass:

( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 ) Pur ceo k’il ot erré einsi, se suspendié; Ne chanta, tresq’il ot l’apostoile nuntié 1032

( 1267; MS: c.1300 ) vodrai saver Si l’en put sanz pecchié chanter Od vin ke sereit tretut blanc 9444

( 1433 ) deux petites cruettes d’or, […], a mettre le vin et l’eau a chanter B100

2to turn informer, inform on one’s accomplices:

( c.1279; MS: s.xiv ) dunk ne purra le provour plus chaunter, mes serra mené a l’us pur prendre son juggement, kar pendu serra (E) 24

chanter pur

1eccl.liturgicalto say masses for:

( 1330-31 ) attacha l’avantdit W. pur demorer ové luy a chaunter pur Isold la femme l’avantdist P. 96

( MS: 1419 ) estorer un chapelein pur chaunter pur les confreres 219

chanter pur, cuntre

1lawto be, pronounce for, against:

( 1306 ) Un averement […] chanta contre le demandaunt 33-35 Ed I 179

( 1310 ) nous ne prioms jugement final, einz prioms l’assise, qe poet auxi bien chaunter pur luy com pur nous Ed II iv 142

( 1312 ) qant la certificacion chaunte pur vous Ed II xii 32

( 1341 ) ils sont .ij. issues […] dont l’un, par cas, chantera pur le demandant, l’autre serra trové contre lui 15 Ed III 249

chanter de, en geste
geste#1

chanter par note
note#1

le psalme dunt il chante
psalme

p.pr._as_a.

1musicsounding, making music:

( c.1334; MS: s.xiv^m ) G. […] fist orgues chauntantz sanz eide de homme 278.21

chapelein chantant
chapelein

messe chantant
messe#1

chapelein messe chantant
messe#1

p.pr._as_s.

1music occupationsinger:

( MS: s.xiii^m ) E tuz les chantanz de Jerusalem od lui 4817

sbst._inf.

1musicsinging, song:

( c.1230; MS: s.xiii^m ) Suvent ennue beau chanter 1106

♦eccl.liturgical musicsinging, chanting (of Offices, etc.):

( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv¹ ) De lur canter ne firent fin Desque arivé sunt li pelerin 853

( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv¹ ) En lire et en chanter 1803

( 1340-41 ) […] a faire les chauntiers en sa chapelle 14-15 Ed III 311

♦sound insects zool.chirping:

( 1214; MS: 1214-16 ) entendre a son (=of grasshopper) vein chanter 642

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