Δαίνυ

feast

Translated by Jennifer Benedict22 Jul 2002Vetting: high7 revisions

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[Meaning] entertain sumptuously.¹ Homer [writes]: "feast a feast for the elders."² Also [sc. attested is] dainu/menos ["one who is being feasted"], [meaning one who is] being entertained sumptuously.³

Greek original · Adler’s text

Δαίνυ· εὐώχει. Ὅμηρος· δαίνυ δαῖτα γέρουσι. καὶ Δαινύμενος, εὐωχούμενος.

Betacode

*dai/nu: eu)w/xei. *(/omhros: dai/nu dai=ta ge/rousi. kai\ *dainu/menos, eu)wxou/menos.

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