Δύσμορος

ill-fated

Translated by Catharine Roth21 Jan 2004Vetting: high5 revisions

1 note · 25 words

[Meaning] unfortunate, dying badly.¹
"If you die by my hands, I shall be called an ill-fated mother, but I will be safe in my fatherland."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Δύσμορος· δυστυχής, κακοθάνατος. ἢν δὲ θάνῃς παλάμῃσιν ἐμαῖς, μήτηρ μὲν ἀκούσω δύσμορος ἀλλ' ἐν ἐμῇ πατρίδι σῳζομένη.