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

• Cantor, Carnot, Carton, Catron, Contra, TRACON, cantor, carton, contra, contra-, craton, tracon

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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

• English: current
• French: courant

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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