Δύσμηνις
wrathful
Translated by Catharine Roth30 Sep 2004Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] heavy-spirited, irascible, vengeful.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Δύσμηνις· βαρύθυμος, ὀργίλος, μνησίκακος.
Betacode
*du/smhnis: baru/qumos, o)rgi/los, mnhsi/kakos.
Notes
- Likewise, variously, in other lexica, including (according to Adler) the Ambrosian Lexicon.
The headword (for which cf. generically delta 1659) is very rare outside grammars and lexica, but see Pollux 1.39 (a 'wrathful god') and Greek Anthology 9.69.1.