Κάχρυς
parched barley
Translated by Catharine Roth15 Oct 2008Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] barleycorns.1 Aristophanes [writes]: "[...] drinking, as if a woman grinding parched barley." That is, just like some woman grinding barleycorns.2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κάχρυς· τὰς κριθάς. Ἀριστοφάνης· πίνονθ', ὡσπερεὶ κάχρυς γυναῖκ' ἀλοῦσαν. τουτέστι καθάπερ τινὰ γυναῖκα κριθὰς ἀλοῦσαν.