From Middle English refreynen, from Anglo-Norman refraindre, Middle French refreindre (from Latin refringere), and Anglo-Norman refrener, Middle French refrener (from Latin refrenare).
From French refrain, from the Old French verb refraindre, from Latin re- + frangÅ; compare Occitan refranhs, refranher. See refract and the verb refrain.
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