Middle English Dictionary Entry
chauntǒur n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | chauntǒur n.(2) Also chant(e)or. |
| Etymology | From enchauntǒur . |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Soothsayer, diviner.
Associated quotations
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)2762 : Let þine chantors..biuore me sone bringe, & icholle prouy biuore þe þat hii telleþ al lesinge.
- a1400 Cursor (Frf 14)5897 : Þen calde þe king his chauntours [vr. enchaunturs], þe craftest of his iogelours.
- c1425 Glo.Chron.A (Hrl 201)p.243 : Anchanteor..Þat couþe hym segge of ys dedes al hou yt ssolde go.