Δρυτόμος
oak-cutter
Translated by Catharine Roth22 Mar 2005Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning a] wood-cutter, tree-cutter.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Δρυτόμος· ὑλοτόμος, δενδροτόμος.
Betacode
*druto/mos: u(loto/mos, dendroto/mos.
Notes
- Likewise or similarly in other lexica, and cf. also a scholion on Homer, Iliad 11.86, where the headword occurs (web address 1).
Fordru=s as generic tree cf. delta 1541, delta 1544, delta 1549, delta 1550, delta 1552, delta 1554; in fact it is cognate with English "tree."