chançun (s.xii1)
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chançun (s.xii1)

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[ FEW: 2/i,235a cantio; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,209 chançon; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  chanson; TLF:  chanson; OED:  chançon n. / canzone n.; MED: ∅; DMLBS: 263b canticum ]
chançon,  chanson,  chansoun;  chanceon;  chaunçon,  chaunceon,  chaunceoun,  chaunçoun,  chaunçun,  chaunsçun,  chaunsun,  chaunsoun;  chanchon,  chaschon,  canceun  83.70.9,  cançun  1014  

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1musicsong: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  paroles de chançun (Latin: verba carminis)  244.CXXXVI.3
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  Hui mes horrez chanson gentiz  3046
( MS: s.xiiiex )  cantus: chaunsun  ii 160
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  delitables chanchons oir et chanter  86.479
2soundorn.zool.bird-song: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  la chanzon d’oisel est sote  4415
( c.1300; MS: s.xiv2/4 )  Des oyseux pleyn chescun bussoun Menoyent grant joye en lour chaunceoun  140
3literaturetale, account: 
( MS: 1120-40 ) Ici cumencet amiable cançun e spiritel raisun d'iceol noble barun  prol.
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Ben longes dist ceste chançon  19530
4Bibl.theol.the Song of Songs: 
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  dunt en Chançuns ke Deu revele (Latin: Unde et in Canticis dicitur) Est ceste eglise cum lune bele  1117
chançun real
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Chançun d’Amur
1Bibl.theol.Song of Songs: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiiim )  Meme cele tenur dist ele en la Chaunsun d’Amur  66.44
chançun de geste
1literatureepic, song of heroic deeds: 
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiim )  E de la geste li set dire les chançuns  1261
Chançun des chançuns
1Bibl.theol.Song of Songs: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Le tierz (=volume) vochat ‘Syrasirim’ […]; En nostre langue est si trové: Chaschons [sic] dé Chaschons [sic] l’at numé  166
chançun des novices
1pej.old wives’ tale: 
( MS: s.xivm )  avaunt mettount chanceouns des novices as livres autentics  5va
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