FABLIAU

Etymology

Noun

fabliau (plural fabliaux)

A short, farcical, often bawdy tale of a genre written in the North of France in the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries.

Source: Wiktionary


Fa`bli`au", n.; pl. Fabliaux . Etym: [F., fr. OF.fablel, dim. of fable a fable.] (Fr. Lit.)

Definition: One of the metrical tales of the Trouvères, or early poets of the north of France.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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