branle

Etymology

From French branler (“to shake”).

Noun

branle (plural branles)

1. A 16th-century French dance, performed by couples in either a line or a circle.

Anagrams

• brelan

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

Further reading

• “branle” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• brelan

Alternative forms

• bransle

Noun

branle m (plural branles)

1. branle (dance)

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (branle, supplement)