dirge, cry of woe
Ancient Greek word, found 17 times in the texts on Socratos.
Euripides, Helen 171a: φόρμιγγας, αἰλίνοις κακοῖς
Euripides, The Phoenician Women 1519: αἴλινον αἰάγμασιν ἃ
Moschus, Epitaphius Bios 1: Αἴλινά μοι στοναχεῖτε νάπαι καὶ Δώριον ὕδωρ,