Χίδρα
unripe groats
Translated by Jennifer Benedict28 Mar 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] young ears of grain; or coarse meal; or flour [made] out of pulses.
Or the pulses [sc. themselves]. In a particular sense the [groats] from green barley. [The word]xi/dra is said [to derive] from xei=sqai ["to be scattered; to be heaped up"].
Or the pulses [sc. themselves]. In a particular sense the [groats] from green barley. [The word]
Greek original · Adler’s text
Χίδρα· στάχυες νεογενεῖς· ἢ κρίμνα· ἢ τὰ ἐξ ὀσπρίων ἄλευρα. ἢ τὰ ὄσπρια. ἰδίως δὲ τὰ ἀπὸ χλωρᾶς κριθῆς. χίδρα δὲ εἴρηται παρὰ τὸ χεῖσθαι.
Betacode
*xi/dra: sta/xues neogenei=s: h)\ kri/mna: h)\ ta\ e)c o)spri/wn a)/leura. h)\ ta\ o)/spria. i)di/ws de\ ta\ a)po\ xlwra=s kriqh=s. xi/dra de\ ei)/rhtai para\ to\ xei=sqai.