corranach
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Coranach — Cor a*nach, n. [Gael. coranach, or corranach, a crying, the Irish funeral cry (the keen), a dirge; comh with + ranaich a roaring, ran to roar, shriek.] A lamentation for the dead; a dirge. [Written also {coranich}, {corrinoch}, {coronach},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coranich — Coranach Cor a*nach, n. [Gael. coranach, or corranach, a crying, the Irish funeral cry (the keen), a dirge; comh with + ranaich a roaring, ran to roar, shriek.] A lamentation for the dead; a dirge. [Written also {coranich}, {corrinoch},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coronach — Coranach Cor a*nach, n. [Gael. coranach, or corranach, a crying, the Irish funeral cry (the keen), a dirge; comh with + ranaich a roaring, ran to roar, shriek.] A lamentation for the dead; a dirge. [Written also {coranich}, {corrinoch},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
corrinoch — Coranach Cor a*nach, n. [Gael. coranach, or corranach, a crying, the Irish funeral cry (the keen), a dirge; comh with + ranaich a roaring, ran to roar, shriek.] A lamentation for the dead; a dirge. [Written also {coranich}, {corrinoch},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cronach — Coranach Cor a*nach, n. [Gael. coranach, or corranach, a crying, the Irish funeral cry (the keen), a dirge; comh with + ranaich a roaring, ran to roar, shriek.] A lamentation for the dead; a dirge. [Written also {coranich}, {corrinoch},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coronach — noun Etymology: Scottish Gaelic corranach & Irish coránach Date: 1530 a funeral dirge sung or played on the bagpipes in Scotland and Ireland … New Collegiate Dictionary
coronach — /kawr euh neuhkh, kor /, n. (in Scotland and Ireland) a song or lamentation for the dead; dirge. [1490 1500; < ScotGael corranach, Ir coránach dirge] * * * ▪ Celtic poetry in Celtic tradition, choral lament or outcry for the dead; also, a… … Universalium
coronach — [ kɒrənək, x] noun (in Scotland or Ireland) a funeral song. Origin C16: from Sc. Gaelic corranach (Ir. coranach), from comh together + rànach outcry … English new terms dictionary
coronach — [kôr′ə nəkh] n. [Ir coranach & Gael corranach < comh , together + ranach, outcry < ran, to weep] 1. Scot. a dirge, sung or played on bagpipes 2. Irish a wailing lament for the dead … English World dictionary
coronach — n. Sc. & Ir. a funeral song or dirge. Etymology: Ir. coranach, Gael. corranach f. comh together + ragravenach outcry … Useful english dictionary
