different between virge vs dirge

English

Noun

virge (plural virges)

1. (obsolete) A wand.

Anagrams

• Viger, giver

Old French

Adjective

virge m (oblique and nominative feminine singular virge)

1. Alternative form of verge (virgin)

English

Etymology

From Middle English dirige, from Latin dirige (“steer”), from the beginning of the first antiphon in matins for the dead, Dirige, Domine, deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam. Doublet of dirige.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: dûj, IPA^(key): /d??d?/
• (US) enPR: dûrj, IPA^(key): /d?d?/
• Rhymes: -??(r)d?

Noun

dirge (plural dirges)

1. A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.
2. (informal) A song or piece of music that is considered too slow, bland or boring.

Synonyms

• lament, requiem, coronach, threnody, elegy

Related terms

• dirgeful

Translations

Verb

dirge (third-person singular simple present dirges, present participle dirging, simple past and past participle dirged)

1. To sing dirges

Anagrams

• Ridge, derig, gride, redig, ridge

Middle English

Noun

dirge

1. Alternative form of dirige