coronach
(in Scotland and Ireland) a song or lamentation for the dead; dirge.
Origin of coronach
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How to use coronach in a sentence
But when they fell there was none to sing their coronach 16 or wail the death-wail over them.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonBut when they fell there was none to sing their coronach or wail the death-wail over them.
Lay Morals | Robert Louis StevensonAnd the mermen swam fast to be with her, and ceased from their own song, for the wind sang a coronach in the canvas and cordage.
The Field of Clover | Laurence HousmanLikewise that all the good old Women of his county were to sing what they call a coronach over him.
The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 2 of 3 | George Augustus SalaTwo or three women sate under the gallows, who seemed to be mourning, and singing the coronach of the deceased in a low voice.
A Legend of Montrose | Sir Walter Scott
British Dictionary definitions for coronach
/ (ˈkɒrənəx, -nək) /
Scot and or Irish a dirge or lamentation for the dead
Origin of coronach
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