Ἐκπερδικίσαι
to escape like a partridge
Translated by Catharine Roth25 Jan 2006Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
The [verb that means] to run away. [Formed] out of a metaphor of partridges, which are knavish [birds].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐκπερδικίσαι· τὸ διαδρᾶναι. ἐκ μεταφορᾶς τῶν περδίκων, πανούργων ὄντων.