Βωτεῖν

botein

Translated by D. Graham J. Shipley9 Dec 2000Vetting: high5 revisions

1 note · 8 words
[Meaning] to plough. Laconians [sc. use the word].1

Greek original · Adler’s text

Βωτεῖν· ἀροῦν. Λάκωνες.

Betacode
*bwtei=n: a)rou=n. *la/kwnes.

Notes (1)

  1. Same entry in Photius; but in Hesychius, earlier, the verb is bowtei=n, not bwtei=n, and as such it is quoted from Hesiod, Works and Days 391.
  2. 1i.e. the verb 'to plough' in Laconian dialect. ↩

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Revision history5 revisions · last 23 Sep 2015
  1. tweaks — David Whitehead
  2. coding — Catharine Roth
  3. expanded notes; another keyword — David Whitehead
  4. more keywords — David Whitehead
  5. added note and keywords — David Whitehead
  6. Translated — D. Graham J. Shipley

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