Middle English Dictionary Entry
fā n.
Entry Info
| Forms | fā n. |
| Etymology | Orig. the first syllable of L famulī. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Mus. The fourth note in Guido's hexachords.
Associated quotations
- c1380 Vncomly in (Arun 292)292 : Ther ben other notes, sol and ut and la, And that froward file that men clepis fa.
- a1450 Treat.Music (Lnsd 763)250/8 : For a 5te with a 8te, la ffa, sol, mi, ffa, re, mi, vt is playn-song.
- c1475 Court Sap.(Trin-C R.3.21)2050 : There mayst thow fynde Ut, Re, my, fa, sol, la; These syllabes sex yseth Dame Musica.