vielle
See also: viellé
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Etymology edit
From Old French viele, vielle. Doublet of viola.
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Noun edit
vielle (plural vielles)
- (music) A medieval stringed instrument similar to a violin.
- (music) The hurdy-gurdy.
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medieval stringed instrument
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French edit
Etymology edit
Compare 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.
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Noun edit
vielle f (plural vielles)
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- → Portuguese: viela
Verb edit
vielle
- inflection of vieller:
Further reading edit
- “vielle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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vielle f
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vielle
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Adjective edit
vielle f