Δενδρυάζειν
to go into a tree, to hide
Translated by Jennifer Benedict17 Dec 2003Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Properly [this means] to secrete oneself in an oak. From the ancients, who used oaks as shelter before houses were invented. Also [sc. it can mean] to go under water and to hide oneself.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Δενδρυάζειν· εἰς δρῦς καταδύεσθαι κυρίως. ἀπὸ τῶν παλαιῶν, ταῖς δρυσὶ σκέπῃ χρωμένων πρὶν τὰς οἰκήσεις εὑρεθῆναι. καὶ τὸ καθ' ὕδατος δύεσθαι καὶ ἀποκρύπτειν ἑαυτόν.
Betacode
*dendrua/zein: ei)s dru=s katadu/esqai kuri/ws. a)po\ tw=n palaiw=n, tai=s drusi\ ske/ph| xrwme/nwn pri\n ta\s oi)kh/seis eu(reqh=nai. kai\ to\ kaq' u(/datos du/esqai kai\ a)pokru/ptein e(auto/n.