Middle English Dictionary Entry
cornemūse n.
Entry Info
| Forms | cornemūse n. Also cormuse, cormyse, cornuse. |
| Etymology | OF cornemuse, cormuse. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The cornemuse or hornpipe (an early form of bagpipe).
Associated quotations
- [ (1338) *Acc.Exch.(PRO) 20/27 [OD col.] : Cornemeuse pro le gait navis. ]
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)8.2483 : It thoghte as al the hevene cride In such acord..Of bombard and of clarion, With Cornemuse and Schallemele.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)76b/b : Whanne he herde þe symphony & þe cornemuse.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)93 : Cormuse [Win: cornuse], pype: Cormusa.
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)1809 : With cornuse and clariones.
- c1450(c1380) Chaucer HF (Benson-Robinson)1218 : Many thousand..maden lowde mynstralcies In cornemuse and shalemyes.
- c1460 My fayr lady (Hrl 2255)p.200 : There is no bagpipe halff so talle, Nor no cormyse..Whan they been ful of wynde at alle.
- a1475(?a1430) Lydg.Pilgr.(Vit C.13)14303 : Bombardys and cornemusys..And al swych other menstralcye.