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Λαχνήεντα · fuzzy, shaggy (λ 169) · Suda

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Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω

Near λ169

λ165Lachares
λ166scanty land
λ167to get a court-hearing, to get a trial
λ168down, fuzzy hair, nap, pile
λ169fuzzy, shaggy
λ170portion, lot
λ171having obtained
λ172to lap
λ173intending to lap

Suda/Λ lambda/λ169

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Λαχνήεντα

fuzzy, shaggy

Translated by Oliver Phillips ✝5 Jan 2005Vetting: high5 revisions

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2 notes · 26 words

Translation

[Mmeaning] hairy, covered with hairs.¹
Also [sc. attested is] laxnh/eis, [meaning] one who is hairy. Also [sc. attested is] la/xnos, [also meaning] one who is hairy.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Λαχνήεντα· δασέα, τετριχωμένα. καὶ Λαχνήεις, ὁ δασύς. καὶ Λάχνος, ὁ δασύς.

Betacode

*laxnh/enta: dase/a, tetrixwme/na. kai\ *laxnh/eis, o( dasu/s. kai\ *la/xnos, o( dasu/s.

Notes (2)

See also lambda 168.
1cf. the scholia to Homer, Iliad 18.415, where the headword occurs (accusative case: the 'fuzzy chest' of Hephaistos): see web address 1. ↩
2The nominative of the headword (attested in Oppian, Cynegetica 3.37) and a variant of it (attested in John of Damascus). ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

λ168Λάχνηdown, fuzzy hair, nap, pile[Meaning] hairiness. [The expression] is also used of the sea's foam.

Neighbouring entries

λ167Λαχεῖν δίκηνto get a court-hearing, to get a trial λ168Λάχνηdown, fuzzy hair, nap, pile λ169Λαχνήενταfuzzy, shaggy λ170Λάχοςportion, lot λ171Λαχώνhaving obtained

Revision history5 revisions · last 16 May 2016

16 May 2016Revised — David Whitehead
4 Apr 2013tweaking — David Whitehead
6 Jan 2005added link — Catharine Roth
6 Jan 2005modified aspects of translation; modified notes; augmented keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
5 Jan 2005cosmetics, status — Catharine Roth
5 Jan 2005Translated — Oliver Phillips ✝

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Λαχνήεντα (Adler number lambda 169), trans. Oliver Phillips ✝, 5 Jan 2005. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/lambda/169

Translation by Oliver Phillips ✝ for Suda On Line, revised by David Whitehead, Catharine Roth, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗