simphane
Middle English
Alternative forms
- simphan, simphaine, simphone, simphon, simphene, simfan, sinphane, sinphan, sinfan, sinfon
Etymology
Shortening of symphonye.
Noun
simphane (plural simphanes or simphannes)
- A device used to produce music, especially a string instrument.
Synonyms
- instrument
- organe
- organum
- symphonye
References
- “simphā̆n(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-02.