Χίμετλα
chilblains
Translated by Jennifer Benedict30 Mar 2008Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] the so-called blisters, which come about from winter-cold [xeimw=nos ] in the feet.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Χίμετλα· τὰ ἀποκαύματα λεγόμενα, ἅπερ γίνεται ἀπὸ χειμῶνος ἐν τοῖς ποσί.
Betacode
*xi/metla: ta\ a)pokau/mata lego/mena, a(/per gi/netai a)po\ xeimw=nos e)n toi=s posi/.
Notes
- From the scholia to Aristophanes, Wasps 1167 (where the singular of the headword occurs).
For other entries on "chilblains" (with different spellings), see chi 196 and chi 231. Although cognate withxeimw/n ("winter, cold"), the word is regularly spelled with an iota, as here; see LSJ s.v.xi/metlon (web address 1).
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history4 revisions · last 27 May 2023
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- Revised — David Whitehead
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- augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict