dirge
Plural: dirges
Noun
- a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
- A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.
- A song or piece of music that is considered too slow, bland or boring.
Verb
- To sing dirges
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English dirige, from Latin dirige (“steer, direct”), from the beginning of the first antiphon in matins for the dead, Dirige, Domine, deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam. Doublet of dirige.
Scrabble Score: 7
dirge is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL worddirge is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dirge is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 8
dirge is a valid Words With Friends word