lyoun
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French leon, from Latin leōnem, accusative of leō.
Pronunciation
Noun
lyoun (plural lyouns)
- lion (The felid Panthera leo)
- a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Apocalips 4:7”, in Wycliffe's Bible:
- And the firſte beeſte lijk a lyoun; and the ſecounde beeſte lijk a calf; and the thridde beeſte hauynge a face as of a man; and the fourthe beeſte lijk an egle fleynge.
- And the first beast [was] like a lion; and the second beast [was] like a calf; and the third beast had a face like a person; and the fourth beast [was] like an eagle flying.
- (heraldry) A heraldic lion
- (astronomy) Leo (constellation)
- (astrology) Leo (zodiac)
- (figurative) The lion as a symbol of pride or power.
- (figurative) The lion as a symbol of ferocity or rapaciousness.
Descendants
References
- “līǒun(n.(1))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-03.
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- enm:Heraldry
- enm:Astronomy
- enm:Astrology
- enm:Carnivores
- enm:Felids
- enm:Mammals