corant
English
Noun
corant (plural corants)
- A coranto (kind of dance).
- Sir W. Temple
- It is harder to dance a corant well, than a jig.
- Sir W. Temple
Anagrams
- Cantor, Carnot, Carton, Catron, Contra, TRACON, cantor, carton, contra, contra-, craton, tracon
Old French
Etymology
Present participle of corre, possibly corresponding to Latin currens, currentem.
Verb
corant
- present participle of corre
Adjective
corant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular corant or corante)
- running; in the process of running
Descendants
- English: current
- French: courant
Old Occitan
Etymology
Present participle of core (“to run”). Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French corant.
Adjective
corant
- running; in the process of running