Κρέξ
corn-crake
Translated by David Whitehead13 Dec 2007Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κρέξ· ὄρνεον δυσοιώνιστον γαμοῦσιν. ὀξὺ πάνυ τὸ ῥύγχος καὶ πριονῶδες ἔχον. Κρεκὸς κλίνεται.
Betacode
*kre/c: o)/rneon dusoiw/niston gamou=sin. o)cu\ pa/nu to\ r(u/gxos kai\ prionw=des e)/xon. *kreko\s kli/netai.
Notes (2)
- The precise identification of this bird is still uncertain; the common suggestion of a corn-crake is adopted here, though its beak does not fit this description well. See Dunbar on the Birds passage below.
- 1From glosses on Herodotus 2.76.1, where the word occurs (web address 1). ↩
- 2From scholia to Aristophanes, Birds 1138, where
kre/kes are mentioned (web address 2). ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
- Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history3 revisions · last 17 Mar 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented notes — David Whitehead
- added links, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead