Βαυκαλᾶν

to sing a lullaby

Translated by Craig Gibson20 Jun 2002Vetting: high5 revisions

10 words

[Meaning] to nurse little children with the accompaniment of singing.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Βαυκαλᾶν· τιθηνεῖσθαι μετ' ᾠδῆς τὰ παιδία.

Betacode

*baukala=n: tiqhnei=sqai met' w)|dh=s ta\ paidi/a.

Same entry in ps.-Zonaras; Hesychius and Photius have this definition plus "to lull to sleep", katakoimi/zein; the latter is also in Moeris. Not much attested outside lexicography; LSJ s.v. has some instances, and registers related nouns and verbs.