KEEN


Meaning of KEEN in English

n. & v.

n. an Irish funeral song accompanied with wailing.

v. 1 intr. utter the keen. 2 tr. bewail (a person) in this way. 3 tr. utter in a wailing tone. keener n.

[ Ir. caoine f. caoinim wail ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.