Ἀζηλόεν
gloomy
Translated by Jennifer Benedict16 Mar 2001Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] that which is black/dark.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀζηλόεν· τὸ μέλαν.
Betacode
*)azhlo/en: to\ me/lan.
Notes
- Same entry in ps.-Zonaras and, according to Adler, the Ambrosian Lexicon.
This adjective, here neuter nominative/accusative singular, is otherwise unattested and its etymology is unclear. It could be related toa)/zhlos "unenviable, dreary" (alpha 590), but the suffix seems arbitrary. (It should not be an Ionic form of the adjectivea)zale/os [alpha 579, alpha 580], which has a short alpha.)