山やまの井い

expression, noun

mountain well

Archaic expression for a well or spring located in the mountains. Not used in modern everyday speech; encountered in classical poetry or historical texts.

• 古こ歌かに「山やまの井いの水みずは冷つめたく澄すみ渡わたる」とある。

  An old poem says, 'The water of the mountain well is cold and perfectly clear.'