Χείμεθλον

chilblain

Translated by Jennifer Benedict21 Mar 2008Vetting: high4 revisions

15 words

[Meaning] the wound that arises in winter in the clefts of [= between] the fingers.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Χείμεθλον· τὸ ἐν τῷ χειμῶνι γινόμενον ἐν ταῖς ῥήξεσι τῶν δακτύλων ἕλκος.

Betacode

*xei/meqlon: to\ e)n tw=| xeimw=ni gino/menon e)n tai=s r(h/cesi tw=n daktu/lwn e(/lkos.

Same or similar entry in other lexica. The headword is also written xei/metlon, xi/metlon, xime/tlh.