Λυπηρότεροι σταλαγμοῦ
more vexing than a drool
Translated by David Whitehead2 Apr 2009Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[sc. This proverbial phrase] is said because of the disgust in continuous dribbling.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Λυπηρότεροι σταλαγμοῦ· διὰ τὴν ἐν τῷ συνεχῶς καταστάζεσθαι δυσχέρειαν λέγεται.
Betacode
*luphro/teroi stalagmou=: dia\ th\n e)n tw=| sunexw=s katasta/zesqai dusxe/reian le/getai.
Notes
- The headword phrase is Comica adespota fr. 871 Kock (but not in K.-A.). Its subject is masculine plural there (and here) but neuter singular in one of the paroemiographers (Arsenius 10.93a, with same gloss).
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