Middle English Dictionary Entry
prosō̆dīe n.
Entry Info
| Forms | prosō̆dīe n. |
| Etymology | L prosōdia; cp. F (16th cent.) prosodie. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Prosody, the study or craft of versification.
Associated quotations
- ?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)178/8 : Amonges all clerkys we bere þe prysse of gramer, cadens, and of prosodye.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- c1475 Court Sap.(Trin-C R.3.21)1811 : Wyth Gramer was foure ladyes..Dame Ortography..Ther was..gentyll Etymology, Diasintastica [read: Diascevastica] and Prosody..The thryd did teche parfyte construcciown.
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Note: New spelling: Also prosodi.--both quots. per MLL
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- a1484 Treat.7 Lib.Arts (Trin-C R.14.52)1040/110 : Gramer enformyth a mannes soule with a grete and a due pronunciacioun bi the fourth part cald Prosodie.
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