Dirge (noun)
dur-j
A lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite.
A mournful song, piece of music, or sound.
Middle English (denoting the Office for the Dead): from Latin dirige! (imperative) ‘direct!’, the first word of an antiphon (Ps. 5:8) formerly used in the Latin Office for the Dead.
Example sentences
“Danny Boy is probably the best known funeral dirge.”
“The wind howled it’s sorrowful dirge through the chimney.”
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
