corant

English

Noun

corant (plural corants)

  1. A coranto (kind of dance).
    • Sir W. Temple
      It is harder to dance a corant well, than a jig.

Anagrams

Old French

Etymology

Present participle of corre, possibly corresponding to Latin currens, currentem.

Verb

corant

  1. present participle of corre

Adjective

corant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular corant or corante)

  1. running; in the process of running

Descendants

Old Occitan

Etymology

Present participle of core (“to run”). Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French corant.

Adjective

corant

  1. running; in the process of running
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