Βάσσαρος
fox, bassaros
Translated by David Whitehead · 9 Aug 2001 · Vetting: high · 5 revisions
Translation
Meaning a] fox in Herodotus.
Greek original
Βάσσαρος· ἀλώπηξ κατὰ Ἡρόδοτον.
Betacode
*ba/ssaros: a)lw/phc kata\ *(hro/doton.
Notes
- Same or similar entry in other lexica.
The gloss elucidates an unusual word for fox with the common one. (Herodotus 4.192.2 actually uses the diminutivebassa/ria , "little foxes".)
Neighbours in Adler order
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