Κνέφαλον

pillow

Translated by David Whitehead12 Dec 2008Vetting: high3 revisions

3 words

[Meaning a] cushion.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κνέφαλον· τύλη.

Betacode

*kne/falon: tu/lh.

Same or similar entry in other lexica; see the references at Photius kappa816 Theodoridis. The headword is more usually spelled -llon.
cf. tau 1151; also the variant gna/faloi at gamma 327. (Another attested variant is gno/fallon in Alcaeus.)