Βυσαύχην
stuff-necked
Translated by William Hutton16 Apr 2002Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] one whose shoulders are drawn up toward his neck.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Βυσαύχην· ὁ τοὺς ὤμους συνέλκων ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον.
Betacode
*busau/xhn: o( tou\s w)/mous sune/lkwn e)pi\ to\n tra/xhlon.
Notes
- Same or similar entry elsewhere. The headword comes from Attic comedy: Xenarchus fr. 1 Kock and K.-A., line 4.