Virelay Definition

virəlā
virelais, virelays
noun
Any of various French verse forms, popular in the 14th and 15th cent., with only two rhymes per stanza, and a refrain.
Webster's New World

Alternative spelling of virelai.

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Other Word Forms of Virelay

Noun

Singular:
virelay
Plural:
virelays

Origin of Virelay

  • Middle English virelai from Old French alteration (influenced by lai lay) of vireli song refrain

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French.

    From Wiktionary

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