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Definition of Lorelei
1. Noun. A Siren of German legend who lured boatmen in the Rhine to destruction.
Definition of Lorelei
1. Noun. A siren; a temptress. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lorelei
Literary usage of Lorelei
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings of Mark Twain by Mark Twain (1899)
"There is a song called "The lorelei." Germany is rich in folk-songs, ... And I
will refresh the reader's memory by printing the legend of the lorelei, too. ..."
2. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner (1896)
"THE lorelei I KNOW not whence it rises. This thought so full of woe; But a tale
of times departed Haunts me, and will not go. The air is cool, ..."
3. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl (1899)
"I believe that the billows springing The boat and the boatman drown; And that
this, with her magical singing, The lorelei has done. ..."
4. The Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.] by Virgil, Charles Anthon, C. Knipe, New York (State). Banking Dept, Emerson Willard Keyes, Mark Twain, Claire Giannini Hoffman (1907)
"There is a song called "The lorelei." Germany is rich in folk-songs, ... And I
will refresh the reader's memory by printing the legend of the lorelei, too. ..."
5. The Rhine by Halford John Mackinder (1908)
"Here and there a precipice rises from the water's edge, as at the famous lorelei,
and gives no chance for cultivation. At the foot of the lorelei the water ..."
6. The Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.] by Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner (1899)
"There is a song called "The lorelei." Germany is rich in folk-songs, ... And I
will refresh the reader's memory by printing the legend of the lorelei, too. ..."
7. Verses Along the Way by Mary Elizabeth Blake (1890)
"WITH A PICTURE OF lorelei. You do not sit, a smiling fate, Weaving a sweet but
cruel song, Watching meanwhile, till soon or late Your ill-starred victim ..."
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