noun, feminine/vjɛl/plural: vielles
vielle is feminine in French.
vielle, hurdy-gurdy
Related: vielle à roue
Compare Old Occitan viola (modern Occitan viula). Possibly ultimately from Medieval Latin vitula. Compare also Catalan, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish viola, Spanish vihuela. Doublet of viole, borrowed from the Old Occitan. See also English fiddle.