The devinalh, 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. Known practitioners include Guilhen de Peiteu, Raimbaut of Orange, Giraut de Bornelh, Guilhem Ademar, Guilhem de Berguedan and Raimbaut de Vaqueiras.
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Notable ExampleFarai un vers de dreit nien by Guilhen de Peiteu 1 Defining TraitTakes the form of a riddle, or series of riddles or cryptograms, mostly nonsensical if read literally 1 Partially Attested
Place of OriginSource names the genre as Old Occitan lyric poetry; Occitania is inferred from the language and no place of origin is stated. Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Devinalh
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was a genre of Old Occitan lyric poetry
Examples
Farai un vers de dreit nien by Guilhen de Peiteu, the first known example
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takes the form of a riddle, or series of riddles or cryptograms and is, if read literally, mostly nonsensical
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