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Λώϊον · bonnier (λ 726) · Suda

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λ722outrages
λ723destroyer, outrager, slanderer
λ724lobos
λ725Loganios; dewlap
λ726bonnier
λ727fringe, hem
λ728finer
λ729better
λ730Loios

Suda/Λ lambda/λ726

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Λώϊον

bonnier

Translated by William Hutton29 Jun 2009Vetting: high4 revisions

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2 notes · 28 words

Translation

[Meaning something] superior.
Also [sc. attested is] 'more bonny', [meaning] superior.¹ "More bonny the small call of a swan than a caw of jackdaws broadcast in springtime clouds."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Λώϊον· κρεῖσσον. καὶ Λωΐτερος, κρείττων. λωΐτερος κύκνου μικρὸς θρόος ἠὲ κολοιῶν κρωγμὸς ἐν εἰαριναῖς κιδνάμενος νεφέλαις.

Betacode

*lw/i+on: krei=sson. kai\ *lwi/+teros, krei/ttwn. lwi/+teros ku/knou mikro\s qro/os h)e\ koloiw=n krwgmo\s e)n ei)arinai=s kidna/menos nefe/lais.

Notes (2)

1A curious combination of lemmata and glosses: 'Bonnier' and 'more bonny' represent comparative adjectives formed from the same root with different (although not dialect-specific) comparative suffixes. The former is neuter nominative/accusative singular, the latter masculine nominative singular. The glosses, both represented here by 'superior', are distinct dialect forms of the same word: the koine krei=sson and the Attic krei/ttwn respectively (again, the former is neuter, the latter masculine, but this does not explain the change in dialect). Some of the same information (without the dialect variation) can be found in Etymologicum Genuinum lambda160 and Etymologicum Gudianum 376.10; cf. also lambda 728. ↩
2Greek Anthology 7.713.7-8 (generally ascribed to Antipater of Sidon), in reference to the poetry of Erinna (see eta 521); cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 30-31) and (vol. II, 80-81). Gow and Page are not completely convinced (vol. II, 80) that the epigram should be attributed to either the Sidonian or to Antipater of Thessalonica. They also note (ibid.) that Giovanni Setti (1856-1910) thought the lines must have been written by a poet more talented than either of the Antipaters. For the masculine noun krwgmo/s (caw, croak), see also kappa 2491. ↩

References

A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. I, (Cambridge 1965)
A.S.F. Gow and D.L. Page, eds., The Greek Anthology: Hellenistic Epigrams, vol. II, (Cambridge 1965)

Linked from4 entries

κ2491Κρωγμόςcroak, croaking[Meaning] a call.
λ728Λώϊονfiner[Meaning] better.
λ729Λῴονοςbetter[Referring to] the stronger argument.
λ738Λῷστοςfinest[Meaning] best. Also [sc. attested as] a proper name.

Neighbouring entries

λ724Λῶβοςlobos λ725ΛωγάνιοςLoganios; dewlap λ726Λώϊονbonnier λ727Λῶμαfringe, hem λ728Λώϊονfiner

Revision history4 revisions · last 26 Jul 2021

26 Jul 2021added cross-reference n.2 — Ronald Allen
21 Jul 2021expanded n.2, added bibliography, added cross-reference — Ronald Allen
22 Apr 2013Revised — David Whitehead
29 Jun 2009tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
29 Jun 2009Translated — William Hutton

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Λώϊον (Adler number lambda 726), trans. William Hutton, 29 Jun 2009. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/lambda/726

Translation by William Hutton for Suda On Line, revised by Ronald Allen, David Whitehead, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗