Κρίγη
screech
Translated by David Whitehead13 Dec 2007Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] the grating sound that people who are dying make with their teeth. And Aristophanes [writes]: "just like screeching Illyrians".
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κρίγη· ὁ τῶν ἀποθνησκόντων τρισμὸς τοῖς ὀδοῦσι γινόμενος. καὶ Ἀριστοφάνης· ὥσπερ Ἰλλυριοὶ κεκριγότες.
Betacode
*kri/gh: o( tw=n a)poqnhsko/ntwn trismo\s toi=s o)dou=si gino/menos. kai\ *)aristofa/nhs: w(/sper *)illurioi\ kekrigo/tes.