Ἀλαινής

wandering

Translated by Jennifer Benedict5 Apr 2000Vetting: high3 revisions

5 words

[Meaning] one who is mad.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀλαινής· ὁ μαινόμενος.

Betacode

*)alainh/s: o( maino/menos.

Same entry in ps.-Zonaras and, according to Adler, the Ambrosian Lexicon. Otherwise unattested, the headword is related to a common enough tragedic verb, a)lai/nw, "I wander".