Κνηκίς
wisp
Translated by Nick Nicholas16 Dec 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] a cloudy belt, a small cloud. "Nor did a wisp peek through anywhere; the sky was spread out."1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κνηκίς· ἡ νεφελώδης ζώνη, τὸ μικρὸν νέφος. οὐδέ ποθι κνηκὶς ὑπεφαίνετο, πέπτατο δ' αἰθήρ.
Betacode
*knhki/s: h( nefelw/dhs zw/nh, to\ mikro\n ne/fos. ou)de/ poqi knhki\s u(pefai/neto, pe/ptato d' ai)qh/r.
Notes (1)
- Derived from
knh=kos , "safflower". Hesychius kappa3102 glosses it as "safflower-like situation of the air; thin pelt, and thin wisp of cloud; a black spot [on the skin], and deer". See also, more generally, under Hesychius kappa3103. - 1Callimachus, Hecale fr. 238 Pfeiffer. ↩
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Revision history3 revisions · last 5 Mar 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added keywords, set atatus — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Nick Nicholas