Ἔκνυεν
was scratching
Translated by Matthew Farmer20 Nov 2006Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning he/she/it] was scraping gently. From the [verb] kna=n .1 Aristophanes [writes]: "yearning for me, this man came and was scratching at the door."2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἔκνυεν· ἔξυεν ἠρέμα. παρὰ τὸ κνᾶν. Ἀριστοφάνης· οὗτος πόθῳ μου 'κνυεν ἐλθὼν τὴν θύραν.
Betacode
*)/eknuen: e)/cuen h)re/ma. para\ to\ kna=n. *)aristofa/nhs: ou(=tos po/qw| mou 'knuen e)lqw\n th\n qu/ran.