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antefn

  • noun [ feminineneuter ]
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antefn, = antefen, e; f? es; n? [ἀντί opposite, φωνή a voice]
An antiphon, anthem, a hymn sung in alternate parts; antiphona, cantus Ecclesiasticus alternus
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  • Is ðæt sǽd, ðæt hí ðysne letanían and antefn geleóþre stæfne sungan

    fertur, quia hanc litaniam consona voce modularentur,

    • Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, 24
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  • antefn, n.