ALL meanings of lai
lai
L l - noun lai (in medieval French literature) 1
- noun lai a narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets and dealing with tales of adventure and romance. 1
- noun lai a lyric poem, often a love poem, having great metrical variety and designed to be sung to a popular melody. 1
- noun lai (historical) A mostly North European form of medieval song, with stanzas that do not repeat. 1