Λεῖκνον
winnowing-basket
Translated by David Whitehead31 Mar 2009Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] a winnowing-fan.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Λεῖκνον· τὸ πτύον.
Betacode
*lei=knon: to\ ptu/on.
Notes
- Similarly in other lexica.
For this headword see already lambda 360. For the present gloss see under lambda 535 (where the headword has the lik- spelling); cf. also lambda 536.
Linked from2 entries
- λ360Λεῖκνονwinnowing-basketA Bacchic adornment. "Or a winnowing-basket often borne atop his headbanded hair". In the Epigrams.
- λ535Λίκνονwinnowing-fan[Meaning] a sieve, or winnowing-shovel. But some write it with a diphthong. "Having overturned the winnowing-fan lying on her knees, she ran off." Also [sc. attested is the related adjective] liknoeidh/s…
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Revision history4 revisions · last 16 May 2016
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- Translated — David Whitehead