lai

English

/laɪ/

noun
Definitions
  • (historical) A mostly North European form of medieval song, with stanzas that do not repeat.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English lai derived from Old French lai (song, lyric, poem) derived from Frankish *laih, *laik (song, play, melody) derived from Proto-Germanic *laikaz derived from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (shake, tremble, bounce, jump, play, spring, likeness, similarity, image, whirl).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*leyg-

Gloss

shake, tremble, bounce, jump, play, spring, likeness, similarity, image, whirl

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

踊

Emoji
🤝

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