Δεσπότου κεκαρμένου
with the master shorn
Translated by Jennifer Benedict27 Jul 2002Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] with him suffering.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Δεσπότου κεκαρμένου· πενθοῦντος.
Betacode
*despo/tou kekarme/nou: penqou=ntos.
Notes
- Very similar entry in Photius (the glossing participle is
a)penqou=ntos rather thanpenqou=ntos ), though in Theodoridis' edition the whole thing is obelized. Hesychius has a longer and more intelligible one (delta708) under the lemmadespo/thn kakarme/noi ( = Tragica Adespota fr. 206 Nauck), explaining the phrase by reference to grieving horses being shorn when their masters die.