vielle
See also: viellé
English
editEtymology
editFrom Old French viele, vielle. Doublet of viola.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editvielle (plural vielles)
- (music) A medieval stringed instrument similar to a violin.
- (music) The hurdy-gurdy.
Translations
editmedieval stringed instrument
Anagrams
editFrench
editEtymology
editCompare Old Occitan viola (modern Occitan viula). Possibly ultimately from Medieval Latin vitula. Compare also Catalan, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish viola, Spanish vihuela. Doublet of viole, borrowed from the Old Occitan. See also English fiddle.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editvielle f (plural vielles)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → Portuguese: viela
Verb
editvielle
- inflection of vieller:
Further reading
edit- “vielle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
editItalian
editNoun
editvielle f
Anagrams
editNorman
editAdjective
editvielle
Old French
editAdjective
editvielle f
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