Etymology

virelai

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Today it means: A medieval poetic form consisting of two or more three line units in each stanza, with the rhyme scheme AABAAB. Full definition →

Old French virelai
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  1. Old French · derived fromvirelai
  2. English todayvirelai

From Old French virelai, alteration (after lai) of vireli.

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