lai

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

a mostly North European medieval form of lyrical, narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets that often deals with tales of adventure and romance., with stanzas that do not repeat

Adj

1. (archaic) lay (not clerical)
2. Still used in the terms frère lai, sœur laie, which see.

Sinonieme

laïc

laïque

béotien

ignorant

lai narratif

lai lyrique

Vertalings

laienhaft

Lai

λαϊκός

leken-

wereldlijk

leigo

nicht fachmännisch

laic

nonclerical

rahip olmayan

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/lɛ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle French: lai

Geërf van Old French: lai

Verwante met Old High German: leih

Verwante met Middle High German: leich

Verwante met Old English: lācan

Verwante met Old Irish: laíd

Geërf van Latyn: lāicus

In summary

Inherited from Middle French lai, from Old French lai (“song, lyric, poem”), from Frankish *laik, *laih (“play, melody, song”), from Proto-Germanic *laikaz, *laikiz (“jump, play, dance, hymn”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (“to jump, spring, play”). Akin to Old High German leih (“a play, skit, melody, song”), Middle High German leich (“piece of music, epic song played on a harp”), Old English lācan (“to move quickly, fence, sing”). More at lake. Alternatively from Celtic; compare Old Irish loíd (“poem”).