lili'r dyffrynnoedd
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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.”