Middle English Dictionary Entry
discanten v.
Entry Info
| Forms | discanten v. |
| Etymology | From discant n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To sing in counterpoint.
Associated quotations
- a1450 Treat.Music (Lnsd 763)248/13 : Here folwith ensaumplis of diuerse playn-songis, hou þu shalt discant hem be diuerse wise, and hou þu shalt discant be-twene la & vt & vt la, & hou þu shalt ymagin in singing thyne a-cordis, and also to soune wel þe ymaginacion of thi discant.
- a1450 Treat.Music (Lnsd 763)249/10-12 : To þe same playnsong þu maist discant 3 6tis with a 8, 3 10this with a 12, 3 13this with a 15. Now þu knowist hou þu shal discant a 3de with a 5te..Now must þu knou hou þu shal discant thi 3de with a 6te.