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temprance s.
Semantic labels: meteo., music
Citations:
(act of) tuning, adjusting the pitch of a musical instrument to produce a harmonious sound
music: (s.xiiiex) la corde =of the harp est tendue par temperaunce 1056temprer v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. p.p. as a. p.p. as s. sbst. inf.
Semantic labels: colour, emotion, med., metal, meteo., music
Usage labels: fig.Citations:
to tune, adjust the pitch of (a musical instrument) to produce a harmonious sound
music: (s.xiiex) Ben sai tenprer harpe e rote E chanter aprés a la note 521
music: (s.xiiim) La pucele a [i]dunc sa harpe atempree ben tempree H s.xiii m 2810 (var.)
music: (1267) ki la harpe si tempra Acord en tere ja ne mettra, Ke kaunt n’est tempré en acord, Covient ke la harpe seit en descord 6843 and 6845
(of a musical instrument) well-tuned, producing a harmonious sound
music: (1273-82) com estoit joie esmeree Oir cele langue affilee, Quant disoit sa reson nostree, Retentir com harpe tempree! 4284
(act of) tuning, adjusting the pitch of a musical instrument to produce a harmonious sound
music: (s.xiiim) E aprés l’atemprer Emprés le temprer H s.xiii m sa note ad cummencee 2812temprur s.
Semantic labels: music
Citations:
tuner, one who tunes a musical instrument
music: (1267) Meuz vaudreit ke tel temprur Fust en la terre de labur, Ke ja jur de vie note ne fra K’a l’oreille Deu acordera 6835temprure s.
Semantic labels: emotion, med., meteo., music
Usage labels: prov.Citations:
tuning, adjusting the pitch of a musical instrument to produce a harmonious sound
music: (1267) Sulum l'ordre des cordes dreit Covient ke proporciun i seit, E sulum le nombre e l’espace Covient ke l’en temprure face 6742tendre 1 v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. sbst. inf. p.pr. as a. p.p. as a.
Semantic labels: emotion, finan., fishing, geog., law, merch., mil., music, ship., textile, ven., weapons
Usage labels: fig.Citations:
to tighten, tune (the strings of a musical instrument)
music: (1212) Premierement covient aprendre Par lui plectron les cordes tendre Ainceis q’oem les sache atempre 7546tenure 1 s.
Semantic labels: law, music
Citations:
tenor, lowest string (of a musical instrument)
music: (1360-79) Au bon harpour fait de nature Mettre en accord et attemprure Les cordes de sa harpe, ensi Qe celle corde pardessure Ne se descorde a la tenure 22901tibe s.
Semantic labels: music
Citations:
pipe, sort of wind instrument
music: (c.1270) [A] itel fruss cherra Babiloine le grant, E ja outre trovez ne serront Voiz de harpurs ne de musikes que chanterunt En tib[i]es tubes B 1320-30 tybies P 1315-25 tybes Y 1310-30 e busines desorenavant 1072timbre 2 s.
Semantic labels: armour, music
Citations:
timbrel, small drum or tambourine
music: (s.xii3/4) E timbres e tabors e lor corns ont soné 122
music: (1194-99) Sonerent timbres e busines 2355
music: (s.xiii2/4) En timpaniste si est li ventres ensement enflé, mais plus est tendu que en esclite et quant om i fiert sore, si resone com .j. timbre i 231.142
music: (s.xiii3/4) Timpanum, gallice ‘timbre’, Ys. XXX: In timpanis et in citharis 192.54
music: (c.1334) tymbres, tromps et orgues 46.20timbrer v.trans.
Semantic labels: music, sound
Citations:
to beat, sound (drum or tambourine)
music: (s.xiiim) Encontre Labam sunt .x. graels sonnee, [...] et .xx. tabours tymbree 425timpan s.
Semantic labels: music
Citations:
timbrel, small drum or tambourine
music: (s.xii1) en tympane e saltier cantent a lui 132.149.3
music: (s.xii2) E David e tuz ces de Israel juerent devant nostre Seignur [...] od harpes, e lires, e tympans, e frestels 70.5
music: (1214-16) teneyent tabours e tympans e fereyent ensemble 865
music: (s.xiiiex) Harpe e estive et timpaus timpans Orgue et vin et autre aveals En vos convives tot avez 565
music: (s.xiv1) que jeo toi poesse avoir sui od joies et od chaunceoun et od timpanes et od harpes 259.xxxi.27timpanistre s.f.
Semantic labels: female, music
Citations:
woman or girl who plays the timbrel, small drum or tambourine
music: (s.xii1) el milliu des juvenceles tympanistres in medio iuvencularum tympanistriarum 80.67.27
music: (s.xii1) en milliu des pulceles timpanistres 115.LXVII.26timpanur s.
Semantic labels: music
Citations:
one who plays the timbrel, small drum or tambourine
music: (s.xiii1/3) Asez i out des menestrers, Del realme les plus chiers, Bons arpeurs e vielurs, Roturs, gigurs e tympanurs timpanurs C s.xiii 4/4 7544timpe s.
Semantic labels: music
Citations:
timbrel, small drum or tambourine
music: (1155) Mult peussiez oir chancuns, [...] Lais de vieles, lais de rotes, Lais de harpes, lais de frestels, Lires, tympes e chalemels [...] ii 553.105450
music: (c.1170) En timpe e en harpe uns aprés chanterat 164.551
music: (s.xiii1) En timpe e en harpe uns aprés chanterad 533tracte s.
Semantic labels: eccl., liturgical, music
Citations:
tract, anthem based on verses from the Psalms, in Lent replacing the Alleluia sung during mass
music: (c.1334) Gelasius [...] fist oreisons et les tractes de la messe e ymnes et le canoun 182.6traire v.trans. v.intrans. v.refl. p.pr. as s. p.p. as a. sbst. inf.
Semantic labels: agricultural, anat., arithm., astron., beverage, build., chess, costume, culin., falc., fishing, games, geog., law, literature, livestock, med., merch., mil., mining, music, oenol., rept., ship., textile, theol., weapons, zool.
Usage labels: fig., temporalCitations:
to pluck, pull (a string)
music: (1360-79) Malebouche [...] toutdis trait la false corde, Du quelle a son poair discorde L'acord q'est fait de bon amour 2728
to pull, tighten (a string)
music: (1267) when tuning a harp L'une corde trop haut trerra E l'autre trop avalera 6823
to tune, raise the pitch of (a musical instrument)
music: (1360-79) Rois q'ensi fait la concordance Bien porra du fine attempraunce La harpe au bonne note trere 22920trait 1 s.
Semantic labels: agricultural, anat., beverage, chess, culin., fishing, law, length, med., mil., music, oenol., pharm., unit, ven., weapons, zool.
Usage labels: coll.Citations:
stroke of the bow (on the strings of an instrument)
music: (c.1170) E brandist sun espié [...]: Ja li fera un trait peor ke de viele =fiddle's bow [...] Ke mort le tresturne del destrier 3312a
music: (c.1290) meuz vaut a restel Ki vironer en un beau trescel stouc Ki un beau treste de la viele fithele tret de vyhel T s.xiv in 763
music: (c.1290) mielx plest a restel wrenne Emvyroner go aboute un hault tressel stakke Que nul treit de viele fethell (O) 337vatrebler 1 v.trans. p.p. as a.
Semantic labels: music
Citations:
to sing in three-part harmony
music: (s.xiii) Merveilles poez oir que .j. demi morz pooit si chanter et trebler chant que il onques n’aprist 5669trembler 2 v.intrans. v.refl. sbst. inf. p.pr. as a.
Semantic labels: emotion, geog., marit., med., music, pathol.
Citations:
(of a string) to vibrate
music: (c.1170) Lors prent la harpe [...] Cum ces cordes tuchout, cum les feseit trembler Asquantes feiz chanter asquantes organer 2832troine s.
Semantic labels: music
Citations:
trumpet, bugle
music: (1194-99) Sonerent timbres e busines, Corns e estives e troines 2356troper s.
Semantic labels: eccl., liturgical, music
Citations:
troper, book of liturgical music containing tropes
music: (1113-19) Li hymners e li messels, Tropers e leçuners 43
music: (1171-74) Ne volt sur altre livre le serement jurer For desur un tropier, qu'il i fist aporter 1455
music: (s.xiii) gradale, troparium gloss: (C) troper tropir D s.xiii ex antiphonarium, brevarium […] i 200.60 and ii 135.60
music: (s.xiii2) E of ses meins que taunt sount noirs Maigne graeauz e tropeirs 182trumpe 1 s.
Semantic labels: herald., music
Citations:
trumpet, cornet
music: (1194-99) La oissiez trompes tromper Encontre Richard 2335
music: (s.xiii2) Tabours, trompe e la fleute 19
music: (1280-1307) sonez lé troumpes, devenez assaillur i 480
music: (1433-34) Item paié pour .viij. chaprons pour lez ditz minstrellys et pour di chapron pour Thomas ové le trumpe [...] 325trumper 1 s.
Semantic labels: music, occupation
Usage labels: nameCitations:
trumpeter, trumpet player
music: (s.xiiiex) ausi cum trompeours font, font il =the proud noise e grant cri en lour goiberies pur mustrer lor orgoil 41.25
music: (1304-05) purvoer [...] pur noz petitz trompurs une poire des trompes 42
music: (1318) .ij. trompers soient, et .ij. autres ministralx soient, al fois pluis, al foitz meins 272
music: (a.1399) od graunt noys de ministralcie, de trumpers et des nakers 102.10trumper 2 v.trans. v.intrans.
Semantic labels: mil., music, sound
Citations:
to sound a trumpet
music: (s.xiiiex) des angeles du ciel ke en quatre parties du mond devant le grant jugement tromperont oriblement 41.31
music: (a.1399) et comencerount de trumper et de naker et piper 103.1[trumpette] s.
Semantic labels: music, occupation
Citations:
trumpet, cornet
music: (a.1390) [...] le quel W. issint araiez vient ové tielle grande compaignie et devant eux trompettes [...] 6.vii.19
trumpeter, trumpet player
music: (1375) item a trumpet minustralle en plein paiement de sa bille de ses gages deinz court du temps le dit sire Johan .x. s. .viij. d. ii 306
music: (1412) Sachiez moy pur le bone et greable service que Hugh Cok, trumpet, moy ad fait [...] 143trumpetter s.
Semantic labels: music, occupation
Citations:
trumpeter, trumpet player
music: (1375) item a trumpetter pur un hakeneye de ly achatez par sire Adam Pope pur un garson fauconer le quelle nous ly avons doné de nostre doun .xxxv. s. .ij. d. ii 297tube 1 s.
Semantic labels: music
Citations:
trumpet, metal wind intrument
music: (s.xii1) Buisinez blow, sound en la festivel tube Bucinate in neomenia tuba 91.80.3
music: (c.1141) De haut tube vendra, T[r]iste sun sonera Et tuba tunc sonitum tristem demittet ab alto 1185
music: (s.xiv2) De timbres tubes P 1310 e de busines fu li cocher criez 5090 (var)
music: (c.1200) La tube canterat 91.38
music: (s.xiii2) Cheverie, tube, estume estiwe? e chimbes Fasoient notes de grant douceour 29
music: (c.1270) [A] itel fruss cherra Babiloine le grant, E ja outre trovez ne serront Voiz de harpurs ne de musikes que chanterunt En tib[i]es tubes B 1320-30 e busines desorenavant 1072tuche 1 s.
Semantic labels: law, merch., metal, music, sound
Citations:
sound produced by fingering a musical instrument
music: (s.xvin) ascun beal touche du viele Ou le note d'une fistele 58.9tuchement s.
Semantic labels: music
Citations:
(act of) touching, struming (a stringed instrument)
music: (s.xiii) Sicomme les cordes de la harpe rendent divers sons par touchement de[s] doiz, en tele maniere atouche li Sainz Esperiz les voinnes des cuers esperitiex de diverses vertuz dont les poissances viennent 83.1990tucher v.trans. v.intrans. v. absol. v.impers. sbst. inf. p.pr. p.p.
Semantic labels: chess, emotion, equit., merch., metal, music, weapons
Usage labels: euph.Citations:
to touch, strum (a stringed instrument)
music: (c.1170) Cum ces cordes tuchout, cum les feseit trembler 2832tun 1 s.
Semantic labels: music, sound, zool.
Citations:
sound or quality of a (singing) voice
music: (1150-70) Ysolt chante molt doucement [...] Les mainz sunt beles, li lais buens, Dulce la voiz [e] bas li tons (Sn) 847
tone, key, absolute pitch of a musical note
music: (c.1230) 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
music: (1267) the strings of a harp acordent en diapason, [...] Od semituens e tuens a plenté 6738
music: (s.xiii2) Les clefs, les tons de musike [...] savoit 92
melody
music: (s.xiiiM) Pensive en est Candace del torn toen C s.xiii M de l[a] chançon 7655 (var)tuner v.trans. v.intrans. v. impers.
Semantic labels: meteo., music, pathol., sound
Citations:
(of trumpets etc.) to sound, blast
music: (c.1185) Tut en fremist le countré E rebundisent e resunount, Deumes Deus mile? corns noise tounent 11602tutuler v.intrans.
Semantic labels: music, sound
Citations:
to blow a horn
music: (s.xiii1) A chascun Cristien ki volt les forcelesces fortelesces al diable abatre [...] k’il face buisine ses Seintes Escriptures. En cels sei ause de tutuler, en celes chante; tutule es salmes, chante es ymnes e esperitels chançuns ii 20viele 1 s.
Semantic labels: music
Citations:
viol, fiddle
music: (s.xivin) tabour, harpe, viele, sitole e jogelerie 37.32
music: (s.xiii/xiv) vidula: gallice viele ii 149.82vielur s.
Semantic labels: music, occupation
Citations:
fiddler, player of viol
music: (TBD) vidulatores : vielours, viulurs ii 144
music: (s.xiiiin) vidulatores: gallice giulier 16
music: (s.xiii1/3) Bons arpurs e vielurs, Roturs, gigurs e tympanurs 7543