coranich

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}, {coronach}, {cronach}, etc.] [Scot.] [1913 Webster]

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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

  • 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 — For other uses, see Coronach (disambiguation). A coronach (also written coranich, corrinoch, coranach, cronach, etc.) is the Scottish Gaelic equivalent of the Goll[1] , being the third part of a round of keening, the traditional improvised… …   Wikipedia

  • coranach — n. [Written also Coronach and Coranich.] Dirge, funeral song or lament …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • coronach — n. [Written also Coranach and Coranich.] Dirge, funeral song …   New dictionary of synonyms

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