branle
[ bran-l ]
/ ˈbræn l /
noun
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
the music for this dance.
Origin of branle
1575–85; < Middle French, derivative of
branler to shake, swing (probably from the phrase
branler une danse), Old French
bran(s)ler to move (a limb, the head), contraction of
brandeler to shake, equivalent to
brand(ir) to
brandish +
-eler suffix of expressive verbs < Vulgar Latin
*-illāre
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British Dictionary definitions for branle
branle
/ (ˈbrænəl) /
noun
an old French country dance performed in a linked circle
Word Origin for branle
C17: from Old French
branler to shake, variant of
brandir to
brandish