Another vowel-only pseudo word is AOI, found in many "laisses" in the Chanson de Roland.
Variants such as AE, AEI, AEO, can also be found at the end of courtly love poems.
The exact meaning of AOI and its relatives is debated, but according to You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. overview paper on the subject, it was most likely a musical reference like the others discussed above (although the author attributes a byzantine origin to the AOI and its derivatives, he still sees it as music-related).
Bodleian MS Digby 23, f 5v, England, 12thC:
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Variants such as AE, AEI, AEO, can also be found at the end of courtly love poems.
The exact meaning of AOI and its relatives is debated, but according to You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. overview paper on the subject, it was most likely a musical reference like the others discussed above (although the author attributes a byzantine origin to the AOI and its derivatives, he still sees it as music-related).
Bodleian MS Digby 23, f 5v, England, 12thC:
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