coranach Meaning, Definition & Usage

Cor"a*nach noun

Etymology

Gael. coranach, or corranach, a crying, the Irish funeral cry (the keen), a dirge; comh with + ranaich a roaring, ran to roar, shriek.

Definitions

1. A lamentation for the dead; a dirge. Written also coranich, corrinoch, coronach, cronach, etc. Scot.