Κρήνη
spring
Translated by Catharine Roth30 Jan 2001Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] a fountain. kara ["head"], [gives] karene, [whence] krene. For [it is] a head of the stream or a nymph [kore] of the spring; for they call these [nymphs] daughters.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κρήνη· ἡ πηγή. κάρα, καρήνη, κρήνη. κορυφὴ γὰρ τοῦ ῥεύματος ἢ κόρη τοῦ νάματος· καὶ γὰρ θυγατέρας αὐτάς φασι.
Betacode
*krh/nh: h( phgh/. ka/ra, karh/nh, krh/nh. korufh\ ga\r tou= r(eu/matos h)\ ko/rh tou= na/matos: kai\ ga\r qugate/ras au)ta/s fasi.