clarsach
The harp has been called both "cruit" and "clarsach" in Scotland. The word "cruit" seems to be older. In Old Gaelic, it originally referred to any instrument with metal strings. The word "clarsach" first appears in the 14th century. Both terms were used in Ireland and Scotland, but eventually "cruit" became the word most widely used in Ireland and "clarsach" was the term used in Scotland. The word "clarsach" may be a contraction of "clar shoileach", meaning a willow board.[Source: Tree of Strings by Keith Sanger and Alison Kinnaird, 1992, Kinmor Music, pp. 31-35.]
One poor Anglicisation of the the Irish for 'harp' is 'clarsach'.
H. M. MacDonald has written: 'The clarsach' -- subject(s): English poetry, Scottish Authors, Scottish poetry
A lyre.Another answer:Another word for harp is "clarsach". A lyre is not a member of the harp family.By definition, harps have strings running away from the soundboard, exposed on both sides.A lyre has strings running across the soundboard, frequently with a bridge.
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern --A-S-CH. That is, eight letter words with 3rd letter A and 5th letter S and 7th letter C and 8th letter H. In alphabetical order, they are: clarsach
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern C--RSA--. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter C and 4th letter R and 5th letter S and 6th letter A. In alphabetical order, they are: clarsach
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 6 words with the pattern C--R---H. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter C and 4th letter R and 8th letter H. In alphabetical order, they are: carritch ceorlish churlish clarsach clerkish coarsish
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern C--R-AC-. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter C and 4th letter R and 6th letter A and 7th letter C. In alphabetical order, they are: clarsach
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern -LAR--C-. That is, eight letter words with 2nd letter L and 3rd letter A and 4th letter R and 7th letter C. In alphabetical order, they are: clarence clarsach
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern C---SA-H. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter C and 5th letter S and 6th letter A and 8th letter H. In alphabetical order, they are: clarsach
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern C--RS--H. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter C and 4th letter R and 5th letter S and 8th letter H. In alphabetical order, they are: clarsach coarsish