tun1 (1150-70)

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tun1 (1150-70)

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[FEW: 13,33b tonus; Gdf: ; GdfC: 10,775a ton; TL: 10,371 ton; DEAF:  ton 1; DMF:  ton 1; TLF:  ton 3; OED:  tone n.; MED:  ton(e n.; DMLBS: 3452c tonus]
toen,  ton;  tuen  

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1musicsoundsound or quality of a (singing) voice
( 1150-70; MS: s.xii4/4 )  Ysolt chante molt doucement [...] Les mainz sunt beles, li lais buens, Dulce la voiz [e] bas li tons  (Sn) 847
soundzool.animal sound
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Ly tuns des olifans le champ embelisoit  2602
2musictone, key, absolute pitch of a musical note
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  La mesure ert tut manifeste De la notre gamme e la celeste. De la terre jeske al firmament Set tuns tru[v]um veirement  1952
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  the strings of a harp acordent en diapason, [...] Od semituens e tuens a plenté  6738
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Les clefs, les tons de musike [...] savoit  92
3musicmelody
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Pensive en est Candace del torn (var. (C: s.xiiiM) toen ) de l[a] chançon  7655 (var)
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