vielle

== English == === Etymology === From Old French viele, vielle. Doublet of viola. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /viˈɛl/ Rhymes: -ɛl === Noun === vielle (plural vielles) (music) A medieval stringed instrument similar to a violin. (music) The hurdy-gurdy. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === vellie == French == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vjɛl/ === Noun === vielle f (plural vielles) (music) vielle, hurdy-gurdy ==== Derived terms ==== vielle à roue ==== Descendants ==== → Portuguese: viela === Verb === vielle inflection of vieller: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “vielle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === veille, veillé == Italian == === Noun === vielle f plural of viella === Anagrams === evelli == Norman == === Adjective === vielle feminine singular of viar == Old French == === Adjective === vielle f nominative/oblique feminine singular of viel