And than begynnen the mynstrelle to maken hire mynstralcye, in dyverse instrumentes, with alle the melodye that thei can devyse.
And whan the philosophres han don and perfourmed here commandementes, thanne the mynstralle begynnen to don here mynstralcye, everyche in hire instrumentes, eche aftre other, with alle the melodye that thei can devyse.
Thus by these acordaunces discordantes ben joyned, and in a maner of acordaunce they acorden by 55 conneccion, that is, knitting togither; of that accorde cometh a maner of melodye that is right noble.
And thus with victorie and with melodye Lete I this noble duk to Athenes ryde, And al his hoost, in armes, him bisyde.
And al above ther lay a gay sautrye, On which he made a nightesmelodye [93: T.
And thus with alle blisse and melodye Hath Palamon y-wedded Emelye.
For instrument nor melodye Was nowher herd yet half so swete, 315 Nor of acorde half so mete; For ther was noon of hem that feyned To singe, for ech of hem him peyned To finde out mery crafty notes; They ne spared not hir throtes.
Melodye or glee; here Koch remarks that Chaucer 'evidently mistook tirelire for turelure.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "melodye" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
