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branle

branle

See also: branlé

English

Noun

branle ‎(plural branles)

  1. A 16th century French dance

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁɑ̃l/

Noun

branle m ‎(plural branles)

  1. shake (act of shaking)
  2. (slang) wank (act of masturbating)

Verb

branle

  1. first-person singular present indicative of branler
  2. third-person singular present indicative of branler
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of branler
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of branler
  5. second-person singular imperative of branler

Anagrams

Middle French

Alternative forms

Noun

branle m (plural branles)

  1. branle (dance)

References

  • (fr) Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (branle, supplement)

Etymology

From French branler ‎(“to shake”).

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