LORELEI


Meaning of LORELEI in English

/lawr"euh luy'/ ; Ger. /loh"rddeuh luy'/ , n.

1. a quasilegendary nymph of the Rhine who lured sailors to shipwreck on her rock by singing: a creation of Clemens Brentano in a poem of 1800.

2. a female given name.

[ Lurlei, cliff overlooking the Rhine, thought to be the abode of a nymph ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .