Sol`-fa" (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Sol-faed (?);p. pr. & vb. n.
Sol-faing.] [It. solfa the gamut, from the syllables
fa, sol.] To sing the notes of the gamut, ascending
or descending; as, do or ut, re, mi,
fa, sol, la, si, do, or the same in
reverse order.
Yet can I neither solfe ne sing.
Piers Plowman.
Sol"-fa", n. The gamut, or musical
scale. See Tonic sol-fa, under Tonic,
n.
Sol`-fa" (?), v. t. To sing to
solmization syllables.
Sol`-fa" (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Sol-faed (?);p. pr. & vb. n.
Sol-faing.] [It. solfa the gamut, from the syllables
fa, sol.] To sing the notes of the gamut, ascending
or descending; as, do or ut, re, mi,
fa, sol, la, si, do, or the same in
reverse order.
Yet can I neither solfe ne sing.
Piers Plowman.
Sol"-fa", n. The gamut, or musical
scale. See Tonic sol-fa, under Tonic,
n.
Sol`-fa" (?), v. t. To sing to
solmization syllables.