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roterie s.
Semantic labels: music
Citations:
piece of music played on the rote, stringed instrument of the harp family
music: (s.xii2) O gloriose canzuns! Ço n’est mie de la viez roterie Adam [...], mais ço est la novele canzuns de goie et de leece 343.77
music: (1260-70) chançons, Retrowenges roteries B s.xiv 1/4 et autres folurs 1524 (var.)rotruenge s.
Semantic labels: music
Citations:
rotrouenge, type of song with a refrain
music: (c.1170) Asquantes dient suns pur li rehalegrer, Rotruenges rotrewenges O s.xiii m e vers de chaunçons 1248
music: (1260-70) De malveis fables et chançons, Retrowenges et autres folurs 1524
music: (s.xiiiex) cest traitet [...] n’est fable ne rotrewenge, Ne chaunçun feite de losenge 42.3ruet s.
Semantic labels: music
Citations:
curved trumpet, small horn
music: (s.xii) litiis: ruez ii 112.70
music: (s.xiii) cum lituo: (A) ruhet [...]; grele, ruet L s.xiii ex ii 43.83
music: (s.xiii2) lituus: ruet, grellet i 75sangere s.
Semantic labels: music
Usage labels: nameCitations:
singer (used as a surname)
music: (1319) Richard le Sangere Sanger
music: (1327) Rob. le Sangar songere n.
music: (1327) Thomas le Sanggere songere n.[sangster] s.f.
Semantic labels: music
Usage labels: nameCitations:
singer (used as a surname)
music: (1327) Adam le Songster Sangstersangstere s.f.
Semantic labels: female, music
Usage labels: nameCitations:
female singer (used as a surname)
music: (1274) Eva le Sangstere songster n.semitun s.
Semantic labels: music
Citations:
semitone, (interval of) half a tone
music: (1267) [...] en diapenté, Od semituens semitoens Y s.xiii 4/4 semitons F s.xiv 1/4 semitones D s.xiv 1/4 e tuens a plenté 6738
music: (1267) Diatessaron deus tuens cuntient Od un semituen semitune F s.xiv 1/4 k'il sustent, E en treis tuens diapenté E un semitun ad a plenté. Cinc tuens e deus semituens 6754 and 6756-57sequence s.
Semantic labels: eccl., liturgical, music
Citations:
sequence, composition in rhythmical prose or verse chanted or recited during the liturgy after the Alleluia and before the gospel
music: (s.xivin) Kant le clerc le epistle out leu E la sequence chanté fu [...] 56.286
music: (c.1334) De ceux miracles chaunte Seinte Eglise de lui en sa sequence a la messe qe dit [...] 180.26
music: (c.1334) mestre Yves, q’estoit provost del eglise [...] fesoit estoires et sequences de douce melodie 296.12sequensar s.
Semantic labels: eccl., liturgical, music
Citations:
sequencer, book containing compositions in rhythmical prose or verse chanted or recited during the liturgy after the Alleluia and before the gospel
music: (1397) .j. petit greyel veil cont’ un sequensar ové claspes de laton 298seri a. adv. s.
Semantic labels: astron., human, meteo., music, sound
Citations:
sweetly, melodiously
music: (s.xii2) en parais, La u li angle chantent suef e seriz 377simphanur s.
Semantic labels: music
Usage labels: nameCitations:
musician, one who plays a musical instrument (used as a surname)
music: (c.1270) Ric. le Simphanur simphaner n.
music: (1326) Mic. le Symfanour simphaner n.simphonie s.
Semantic labels: bot., music, sound
Citations:
music, concordant sound
music: (1307-25) Idunc serrunt les voiz oi[e]z En semblant de symphoni[e] 291.236
musical instrument, e.g. bagpipe or hurdy-gurdy
music: (1155) Mult peussiez oir chançuns, Rotruenges e novels suns, Vieleures, lais et notes, [...] Symphonie, psalteriuns, Monacordes 10551
music: (s.xii2/4) gige, manacorde, harpe, siphonie simphonie D s.xiiiM 86.95
music: (s.xiiiin) Cil porte gige, cil simphonie 1651singere s.
Semantic labels: music, occupation
Usage labels: nameCitations:
singer (of song, verse, mass, etc.) (used as a surname)
music: (1268) Joseph le Singere singer(e n.
music: (1296) Lucas le Syngere Singer
music: (1297) William le Syngur Singer
music: (1381) Ricardus le Synger Singersolfer v.intrans.
Semantic labels: music
Citations:
to play the scale
music: (s.xiiim) Meulz tei resembleroit sur ton salter solfer Qe en champe par force escu ne lance porter! 838son 1 s.
Semantic labels: eccl., gramm., med., music, pathol., sound
Citations:
song, tune
music: (1155) Mult peussiez oir chancuns, Rotruenges e novels suns 10546
music: (1255-59) Musike k’a cel art apent Notes k’aprent copler en suns 437
music: (s.xiiiex) En l’un a chançuns, loenges e suns e douce armonie […] En l’un funt soner e bien acordent les dolz estrumenz 86.94
sound (of a musical instrument)
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 Sulum dreite proporcion Ke l'oreile juge en le soun 6732
music: (1273-82) Lors seroit douce sa parole Plus qe le soun de la cithole 1786
music: (s.xivin) Lors resonerent lé tabours, trompes, busynes, corns sarazynes, qe les valeyes rebonderent de le soun 9.9
blast (as a signal)
music: (c.1170) sonée meinte buisine Dunt li suns fud oi bien loinz par la marine 1662
music: (s.xiiiex) Le businer al secund aungele e le sun Signefie ke [...] 1528soneiz s.
Semantic labels: eccl., med., music, pathol., sound
Citations:
sounding, blowing of trumpets (etc.)
music: (1155) Dunc oissiez grant corneiz E de greilles granz suneiz 12540
music: (s.xiii1) [s]ulement par les suneiz des busines as pruveres furent li mur reversé (in Jericho) ii 20
music: (c.1270) Sicum il comprent desus brefment le jur de juyse par le soneiz de la tube del setime aungele 172
song, tune
music: (s.xii3/4) Cil chevaler [...] Vont chantant lur soniz, meinent lur deduit 1652soner 1 v.trans. v.intrans. p.pr. as a. p.p. as a. inf. as s.
Semantic labels: eccl., gramm., law, med., music, orn., pathol., sound, time, zool.
Usage labels: fig.Citations:
to play on a musical instrument
music: (c.1141) De haut tube vendra, T[r]iste sun sonera 1186
music: (s.xiiiin) Josian sa viele ad arotez, pur l'amur Terri ad trois vers sonez 3030
to produce a musical sound
music: (c.1170) Aprés en l'estrument fet les cordes suner 2842
music: (s.xiii1/4) Tut entur vus chantassent ces juglers, Rotes e harpes i oist hom soner 2248
to play (a musical instrument)
music: (c.1200) E altretanz pur estrument soner El temple Deu e pur ymnes chanter (B) 12903
to sound, blow (a trumpet)
music: (c.1270) Il sonerent de lur tube quant il travaillerent en mutes maneres pur defensiun de la fey 304sonet 1 s.
Semantic labels: music, orn., sound
Citations:
song, tune
music: (c.1310) Cil chevaler cortois [...] Vont chantant lur soniz sonez P c.1310 , meinent lur deduit 1652 (var.)
music: (s.xii4/4) [Si sus e jus alad h]arpant E les sonez alad chantant 111-12
music: (s.xiii2/4) Harpe, gige, rote E la duce note Del chaunt del sonet 1371stikke s.
Semantic labels: bot., finan., fruit, implement, length, music, trees, unit
Citations:
drumstick
music: (1381) deux stykkes d'argent faitz pur meismes les nakers i 209stivur s.
Semantic labels: music, occupation
Usage labels: nameCitations:
piper, one who plays the bagpipe (used as a surname)
music: (c.1230) Willelmus le Stiver stivour n.
music: (1242) William Stivur Stiver
music: (1260) Walterus le Stivere stivour n.
music: (1310-11) Hamo le Styvur stivour n.sufler v.trans. v.intrans. p.pr. as a. p.p. as a. inf. as s.
Semantic labels: meteo., music, pharm.
Usage labels: also_fig., fig.Citations:
to blow (an instrument)
music: (c.1325) catre aungles que suflerent catres trumpes 66.10surchant s.
Semantic labels: music
Citations:
melody sung over an accompaniment
music: (s.xiiex) achroama romanice ‘surchant’ .i. altum et melodum 136.6[suzchant] s.
Semantic labels: music
Citations:
second line, lower voice or melody sung by a second chanter
music: (s.xiiex) subfonasco romanice dicitur 'suschant' 136.5tabur s.
Semantic labels: music
Citations:
drum, tambourine or other percussion instrument
music: (s.xii2/4) En Sarraguce fait suner ses taburs 852
music: (c.1170) Faire batre taburs e buisines soner 3262
music: (s.xiii2/4) Et ceste espece si est dite timpanistes, car com l'en fiert sor le ventre, si resone com .j. tabort i 231
music: (s.xiii) sistra: taburs i 66
music: (s.xivin) Johan de Rampaygne savoit assez de tabour, harpe, viele, sitole e jogelerie 37.23
music: (s.xiv1) chauntauntz [...] en tabours de joie et en estives 79.1033taburer 1 s.
Semantic labels: music, occupation
Usage labels: nameCitations:
drummer
music: (1271-72) chescune legion a bosignors e cornours e taborors. Le taboror somont primes les chivalers a bataile 57.4taburer 2 v.intrans.
Semantic labels: music, sound
Citations:
to beat the drum
music: (1194-99) venoient Cil qui les busines tenoient, Li autre timbres e taburs. Ne faisoient altres laburs Fors taburer e noise faire Et huer e crier e braire 6230
music: (1194-99) Li un alouent thaborant E li autre al besoing corant 3412
to make a racket, banging noise
music: (1194-99) Dedenz Acre Des noveles quant il les sorent Qu’il tombouent e thabourent. Si qu’autre rien ne labourent 3242temprance 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. inf. as s.
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. p.pr. as a. p.p. as a. inf. as s.
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. inf. as s.
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. p.pr. as a. inf. as s.
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. inf. as s. p.pr. as prep. p.p. as a.
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 7543wistler s.
Semantic labels: music, sound
Usage labels: nameCitations:
one who whistles or plays a whistle, pipe etc. (used as a surname)
music: (1243) Osbert le Wistler whistlere n.
music: (1327) Thomas le Whistlar whistlere n.wrestel s.
Semantic labels: implement, music
Citations:
implement or peg for tuning a stringed instrument (?)
music: (s.xiii) plectrum: (C) gallice wrestel ii 28
music: (s.xiii) plectro: gallice wrastel 24
