virelai

== English == === Alternative forms === virelay === Etymology === From Old French virelai, alteration (after lai) of vireli. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈvɪɹəleɪ/ === Noun === virelai (plural virelais) (historical, poetry) A medieval poetic form consisting of two or more three line units in each stanza, with the rhyme scheme AABAAB. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /viʁ.lɛ/ === Noun === virelai m (plural virelais) (poetry) virelai === Further reading === “virelai”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Noun === virelai m (plural virelais) virelai == Old French == === Noun === virelai oblique singular, m (oblique plural virelais, nominative singular virelais, nominative plural virelai) virelai ==== Descendants ==== → English: virelai French: virelai