Μινθῶσαι
to smear with dung
Translated by Catharine Roth27 Feb 2009Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] to impart a smell, to fill with a stench, to befoul.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μινθῶσαι· διοσφρᾶναι, δυσοσμίας ἀναπληρῶσαι, ῥυπῶσαι.
Betacode
*minqw=sai: diosfra=nai, dusosmi/as a)naplhrw=sai, r(upw=sai.
Notes
- Aorist active infinitive of
minqo/w , from Aristophanes, Frogs 1075 (web address 1, and cf. mu 1082); referring there to bodily function in the cramped circumstances of a warship.
cf. mu 1085.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history3 revisions · last 25 May 2013
- upgraded link — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented note; another keyword — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth