The Greek word νύμφη has "bride" and "veiled" among its [[meanings]]: hence a marriageable young woman. Other [[readers]] refer the word (and also Latin ''nubere'' and German ''Knospe'') to a root expressing the idea of "swelling" (according to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesychius_of_Alexandria Hesychius], one of the meanings of νύμφη is "rose-bud"). | The Greek word νύμφη has "bride" and "veiled" among its [[meanings]]: hence a marriageable young woman. Other [[readers]] refer the word (and also Latin ''nubere'' and German ''Knospe'') to a root expressing the idea of "swelling" (according to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesychius_of_Alexandria Hesychius], one of the meanings of νύμφη is "rose-bud"). |