lili'r dyffrynnoedd

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Welsh

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Etymology

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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

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lili'r dyffrynnoedd f (plural lilis y dyffrynnoedd or lilïau'r dyffrynnoedd, not mutable)

  1. lily of the valley
    Synonyms: lili Mai, lili'r maes, gwenonwy, clych Enid, llysieuyn Enid

References

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  1. ^ 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.