branle

From French branler (“to shake”);[1] see further at brawl, etymology 2.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɑːl/, /ˈbɹæn(ə)l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɑl/, /ˈbɹæn(ə)l/
• Hyphenation: bra‧nle (when pronounced as two syllables)

branle (plural branles)

1. A dance of French origin dating from the 16th century, performed by couples in a circle or a line; the music for this dance.

   Synonyms: brangle, bransle, brantle (all obsolete)

• brawl

• branle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• brelan

• IPA^(key): /bʁɑ̃l/

branle m (plural branles)

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

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

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

• brelan

• bransle

branle m (plural branles)

1. branle (dance)

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