lais
lais is the plural of lai.
Meaning of lai
Noun
lai (plural lais)
- 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.
- To poetry and music, indeed, the whole Celto-Cymric race seem to have been strongly addicted; and, independently of the materials which Brittany may have supplied for the history of Geoffrey of Monmouth, many other true or romantic adventures were narrated by the Breton poets in their Lais.1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 419
Proper noun capitalized: Lais
Lais (plural Laises)
- A surname from German.
Forms of lais
| plural | Laises |
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Origin of lais
Borrowed from German Lais.
Questions about lais
- What does lais mean?
- Lais means a surname from German.
- What is lais the plural of?
- Lais is the plural of lai.
- What part of speech is lais?
- Lais is a proper noun.
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