himpne

Middle English

Noun

himpne

1. hymn
   • c. 1386–1388 (date written)​, Geffray Chaucer [i.e., Geoffrey Chaucer], “The Legende of Good Women: (please specify the subtitle)”, in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London: […] Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], published 1542, →OCLC:

     And al the Love of Palamon and Arcite
     Of Thebes, though the storie is knowen lite
     , And many an himpne, for your holy daies

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

• “himpne”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.