Βράκανα
greens
Translated by William Hutton24 Oct 2002Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] herbs that are wild and difficult to wash.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Βράκανα· ἄγρια καὶ δύσπλυτα λάχανα.
Betacode
*bra/kana: a)/gria kai\ du/spluta la/xana.
Notes
- Neuter plural, with same glossing in other lexica. Independently attested in the comic poet Pherecrates and in Lucian.
cf. delta 1602.