bransle

Meanings

• A dance or celebration in medieval Europe, particularly popular in the 15th and 16th centuries.

  - "During the bransle, the dancers would hold hands and form circles, jumping and twirling in rhythm with the music."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with bransle
bransle , answers , morsels , parallels , resemble , semblance , danselle , banshee , jansenist , mansard roof , hansom cab , gransled potato , transversal galley , dansante figure

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Variants

List of all variants of bransle that leads to same result
branchlet , branchlets

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The origin of the term 'bransle' is uncertain, with some scholars suggesting it may derive from the Old French word 'bransler', meaning 'to agitate' or 'to disturb'. Others have proposed that the term may be related to the Italian word 'bransello', which was used to describe a type of musical instrument or percussion instrument. Regardless of its exact origin, it is clear that the term 'bransle' has come to be associated with various forms of dance, celebration, and musical expression in medieval Europe.

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