Λοφοπωλεῖν
to sell crests
Translated by Craig Gibson12 Nov 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] to nod forward. For those selling crests would place them on the head and nod continuously, in order to show the buyers the hairs that were healthy and unmoistened.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Λοφοπωλεῖν· ἐπινεύειν. οἱ γὰρ τοὺς λόφους πωλοῦντες ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν ἐπιτιθέμενοι συνεχῶς ἔνευον, ἵνα παραδείξωσιν ὑγιεῖς τὰς τρίχας καὶ ἀβρόχους τοῖς ὠνηταῖς.
Betacode
*lofopwlei=n: e)pineu/ein. oi( ga\r tou\s lo/fous pwlou=ntes e)pi\ th\n kefalh\n e)pitiqe/menoi sunexw=s e)/neuon, i(/na paradei/cwsin u(giei=s ta\s tri/xas kai\ a)bro/xous toi=s w)nhtai=s.
Notes
- Same or similar entry elsewhere: see the references at Photius lambda416 Theodoridis. The headword infinitive is cited from Aristophanes: fr. 812 Kock, 850 K.-A.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 22 Apr 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- typo — David Whitehead
- note; more keywords — David Whitehead
- Translated — Craig Gibson