Γιγλισμός
giggling
Translated by Jennifer Benedict8 Jul 2002Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Γιγλισμός· κιχλισμὸς, ἀπὸ χειρῶν γέλως, γαργαλισμός.
Betacode
*giglismo/s: kixlismo\s, a)po\ xeirw=n ge/lws, gargalismo/s.
Notes (2)
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from5 entries
- α2169Ἀνδριάντα γαργαλίζεινto tickle a statue[sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to things that are impossible.
- γ62Γαργαλισμόςtickling[no gloss]
- γ63Γαργαλίζειtitillates[Used] with a dative. [Meaning he/she/it] moves, insinuates, eggs on, provokes. "So that as I listened to the song a titillation came up beneath this very fundament." Aristophanes [sc. says this]. But gargari/zei…
- κ1695Κιχλισμόςgiggling[Meaning] soft and unbridled laughter.
- μ134Μανδαλωτόνbolted-shutA kind of kiss, intricate and sweet. "'(?)Hairdresser' and 'tongued-down' and 'bolted-shut'." Aristophanes says [this].
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Revision history5 revisions · last 28 Sep 2015
- Revised — David Whitehead
- expanded note — David Whitehead
- my own typo — David Whitehead
- modified translation; added notes — David Whitehead
- added note and link — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict