Μυόχοδον
mouse-droppings, mouse-dung
Translated by David Whitehead·30 Jul 2009·Vetting: high·4 revisions
2 notes · 19 words Translation
[sc. Something]
1 worth nothing.
Menander in
Girl Getting Slapped [writes]: "old man mouse-droppings thinking he has been totally forgotten".
2Greek original · Adler’s text
Μυόχοδον· οὐδενὸς ἄξιον. Μένανδρος Ῥαπιζομένῃ· ὁ μυόχοδος γέρων λεληθέναι σφόδρα οἰόμενος.
Betacode
*muo/xodon: ou)deno\s a)/cion. *me/nandros *(rapizome/nh|: o( muo/xodos ge/rwn lelhqe/nai sfo/dra oi)o/menos.
Notes (2)
- Same entry in Photius mu622 Theodoridis; similar one (without the quotation) already in Hesychius mu1882.
- 1Or someone, in the accusative case. ↩
- 2Menander fr. 325 K.-A. (430 Kock, 363 Koerte-Thierfelder). ↩
Revision history4 revisions · last 24 Dec 2014
- Revised — David Whitehead
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- expanded n.2 — David Whitehead
- keyword, status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead