Martin,
Le bout de lan literally means the end of the year. There is an apostrophe
missing - it would be Le bout de l'an in modern French.
Stewart.
-----Original Message-----
From: Antony M Eastwell
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2015 9:32 PM
To: Baroque Lute List
Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Le bout de lan de Mr. Gautier
Dear All,
I’m wondering about the meaning of this title. Could anybody whose French is
better than my 30 year old schoolboy Franglais, enlighten me?
With many thanks in advance
Martin
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