roundelay

[ roun-dl-ey ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

roundelay

/ ˈraʊndɪˌleɪ /

1565–75; alteration (influenced by lay ⁴ ) of Middle French rondelet, diminutive of rondel roundel

C16: from Old French rondelet a little rondel, from rondel ; also influenced by lay ⁴

Nellie Thomas' bird-like tones thrilled their roundelay of worship with the silvery clearness of the skylark.

And by night about the crackling camp fire our happy voices, all united, are uplifted in song and roundelay.

During the day it gets on a neighboring brush or tree and sings its roundelay of song for hours at a time.

Why sing a roundelay that means no more than Choctaw to a Turk?

Voices rippled from chantey to roundelay and back to chantey again.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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