songbook

English

Etymology

From Middle English song boke, from Old English sangbōc (“a music book; songbook”), equivalent to song +‎ book. Compare Saterland Frisian Songbouk (“songbook”), West Frisian sjongboek (“songbook”), Dutch zangboek (“songbook”), German Low German Sangbook (“songbook; hymnbook; hymnal”), German Gesangbuch (“songbook; hymnbook; hymnal”), Danish sangbog (“songbook”), Swedish sångbok (“songbook”), Faroese songbók (“songbook”), Icelandic söngbók (“songbook”).

Noun

songbook (plural songbooks)

  1. A book containing songs.

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