Adam lay ybounden
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"Adam lay ybounden" is a well-known choral setting of a medieval English text traditionally performed in Anglican Christmas services.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adam lay ybounden canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6705553 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adam lay ybounden Context triple: [Boris Ord, notableWork, Adam lay ybounden]
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A.
Am Basteir
Am Basteir is a prominent, jagged peak in the Black Cuillin range on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, known for its dramatic rocky ridge and challenging scrambling routes.
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B.
Wydminy
Wydminy is a village in northeastern Poland known for its lakeside setting and location within the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.
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C.
De Aderton
De Aderton is the traditional collective name for the eighteen life-term members of the Swedish Academy, the body best known for selecting the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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D.
Borne
Borne is a municipality and town in the Dutch province of Overijssel, located in the Twente region of the Netherlands.
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E.
The Gund
The Gund is the former name of Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, a major indoor sports and entertainment arena in downtown Cleveland, Ohio.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adam lay ybounden Target entity description: "Adam lay ybounden" is a well-known choral setting of a medieval English text traditionally performed in Anglican Christmas services.
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A.
Am Basteir
Am Basteir is a prominent, jagged peak in the Black Cuillin range on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, known for its dramatic rocky ridge and challenging scrambling routes.
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B.
Wydminy
Wydminy is a village in northeastern Poland known for its lakeside setting and location within the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.
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C.
De Aderton
De Aderton is the traditional collective name for the eighteen life-term members of the Swedish Academy, the body best known for selecting the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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D.
Borne
Borne is a municipality and town in the Dutch province of Overijssel, located in the Twente region of the Netherlands.
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E.
The Gund
The Gund is the former name of Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, a major indoor sports and entertainment arena in downtown Cleveland, Ohio.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christmas carol
ⓘ
choral work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anglican choral tradition
ⓘ
Christmas liturgy ⓘ |
| countryOfCulturalOrigin | England ⓘ |
| genre | sacred choral music ⓘ |
| hasSettingBy |
Benjamin Britten
ⓘ
Boris Ord ⓘ Howard Skempton ⓘ Peter Warlock ⓘ Philip Ledger ⓘ |
| isBasedOn | Biblical narrative of Genesis ⓘ |
| language | Middle English ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeason | Christmas ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | Anglican Christmas services ⓘ |
| motif | Felix culpa ⓘ |
| originalMedium | unaccompanied choir ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
Nine Lessons and Carols
ⓘ
linked to:
Lessons and Carols
|
| performancePractice | a cappella choir ⓘ |
| refrain | Deo gratias ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| subject |
Adam and Eve
ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| textAuthor | anonymous ⓘ |
| textCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| textForm | macaronic carol ⓘ |
| textIncipit | Adam lay ybounden, bounden in a bond ⓘ |
| textOrigin | medieval English lyric ⓘ |
| textPreservation | medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| theme |
Fall of Adam
ⓘ
linked to:
The Fall of Man
Original sin ⓘ Redemption through Christ ⓘ |
| title | Adam lay ybounden ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Adam lay ybounden Description of subject: "Adam lay ybounden" is a well-known choral setting of a medieval English text traditionally performed in Anglican Christmas services.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.