Ἀμόργινον
amorginos, Amorgian, mallow-fibered fabric
Translated by Oliver Phillips â14 Apr 2001Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀμόργινον· ὅμοιον βύσσῳ καὶ πολυτελές. λέγεται καὶ Ἀμοργίνα θηλυκῶς.
Betacode
*)amo/rginon: o(/moion bu/ssw| kai\ polutele/s. le/getai kai\ *)amorgi/na qhlukw=s.
Notes (2)
- See generally LSJ s.v. (web address 1). Perhaps named after the island of Amorgos, for which see the comment and reference in alpha 1623; also alpha 1624, alpha 1626, alpha 1627.↩
- 1This glossing (also, variously, in other lexica) shows that the headword is neuter nominative/accusative singular; presumably quoted from somewhere. ↩
- 2Unattested outside lexica.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from3 entries
- α1623ἈμόργειαAmorgian[Meaning a] kind of color, [named] from the island of Amorgos, as Therian [is] from the island of Thera.
- α1624Ἀμόργηlees[Meaning] the sediment.
- α1626Ἀμοργίςmallow-stalkProperly [this means] fine flax, from which is made garments called amorginian. Or the sediment of the olive and the lees of the wine. The mallow-stalk is like unscutched flax. They peel it and work it. It is very fine…
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Revision history6 revisions · last 17 Jun 2015
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