Γηθυλλίς

scallion, spring onion

Translated by David Whitehead9 Aug 2001Vetting: high5 revisions

10 words

A vegetable similar to a leek, which some call wild-leek.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Γηθυλλίς· λάχανον πράσῳ ὅμοιον, ὅ τινες ἀμπελόπρασον λέγουσιν.

Betacode

*ghqulli/s: la/xanon pra/sw| o(/moion, o(/ tines a)mpelo/prason le/gousin.

Notes

cf. Photius, Moeris 194.6, Hesychius under gh/qua, and (according to Adler) the Ambrosian Lexicon.
For the wild-leek (literally "vine-leek": Allium ampeloprasum) see gamma 262.

Linked from1 entry

γ262Γήτειονhorn onion[Meaning] the wild-leek. Aristophanes [writes]: "[don't] beat this man with a horn onion." "I will give you early-morning gifts of an evergreen horn onion and the dewy drops sprayed from my mouth." And elsewhere…

Neighbouring entries

γ232Γηθοσύνηrejoicing γ233Γηθόσυνοιbeing glad γ234Γηθυλλίςscallion, spring onion γ235Γήϊνοςearthly γ236Γῆ κληρουχικήallotted land, cleruchic land

Revision history5 revisions · last 29 Mar 2016

29 Mar 2016cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
28 Sep 2015Revised — David Whitehead
7 Jun 2012Revised — David Whitehead
20 Aug 2009tweaks — David Whitehead
4 Jul 2002added references — Catharine Roth
9 Aug 2001Translated — David Whitehead