Definition of Dige
Dirge (?), n. [Contraction of Lat.
dirige, direct thou (imperative of dirigere), the first
word of a funeral hymn (Lat. transl. of Psalm v. 8) beginning,
"Dirige, Domine, in conspectu tuo vitam meam."
See Direct, a., and cf. Dirige.]
A piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral
rites; a funeral hymn.
The raven croaked, and hollow shrieks of owls
Sung dirges at her funeral. Ford.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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