1) Western medieval lyric form
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The devinalh (deviˈnaʎ, roughly meaning `guesswork`), was a genre of Old Occitan lyric poetry practiced by some troubadours. It takes the form of a riddle, or series of riddles or cryptograms and is, if read literally, mostly nonsensical. Its most distinguished practitioners were Guilhen de Peiteu, Raimbaut of Orange, Giraut de Bornelh, Guilhe.....
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