lili'r dyffrynnoedd
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Calque of English lily of the valley or calque of Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנַּת הָעֲמָקִים (šôšannat hāʿămāqîm), a reference to Song of Solomon 2:1.[1]
Noun edit
lili'r dyffrynnoedd f (plural lilis y dyffrynnoedd or lilïau'r dyffrynnoedd, not mutable)
- lily of the valley
- Synonyms: lili Mai, lili'r maes, gwenonwy, clych Enid, llysieuyn Enid
References edit
- ^ The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, →OCLC, Song of Solomon 2:1.: “I Am the rose of Sharon, and the lillie of the valleys.”