Chiefly Irish & Scottish; a lament for the dead
Переводы
complainte funèbreSurtout en contexte irlandais ou écossais. The mourners raised a plaintive keen as the coffin was lowered.
Les endeuillés ont poussé une complainte funèbre plaintive pendant qu’on abaissait le cercueil.
Определения
A wailing lament for the dead, especially in Ireland or Scotland. The mourners raised a plaintive keen as the coffin was lowered.
Причастие прошедшего времени
Chiefly Irish & Scottish; to wail in lamentation
Переводы
se lamenterPour des lamentations funèbres. The women keened all night for the lost fisherman.
Les femmes se sont lamentées toute la nuit pour le pêcheur perdu.
gémirPour un son aigu et plaintif, notamment du vent. Определения
To wail or lament loudly, especially for the dead. The women keened all night for the lost fisherman.
To emit a high-pitched, mournful sound, especially of wind or an instrument. A cold breeze keened through the cracks in the cabin walls.