Κρώζει
is croaking
Translated by William Hutton3 Jul 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning he/she/it] is crying like a crow or a raven.1
"She's croaking backwards again." [sc. The croaking signifies] 'go to the back!' Aristophanes in Birds [sc. says this].2 For 'backwards' [means] to the back: "stretching the backward-stretching bow."3 And elsewhere: "I do not know what you are croaking."4 In references to those who chatter pointlessly, like crows. Aristophanes in Wealth [says]: "I know what you are croaking about -- as though I have stolen something and you're looking to get a share."5 And elsewhere: "as for this, old woman, you may croak it to yourself."6 From a metaphor of birds that are ill-omened.
"She's croaking backwards again." [sc. The croaking signifies] 'go to the back!' Aristophanes in Birds [sc. says this].2 For 'backwards' [means] to the back: "stretching the backward-stretching bow."3 And elsewhere: "I do not know what you are croaking."4 In references to those who chatter pointlessly, like crows. Aristophanes in Wealth [says]: "I know what you are croaking about -- as though I have stolen something and you're looking to get a share."5 And elsewhere: "as for this, old woman, you may croak it to yourself."6 From a metaphor of birds that are ill-omened.