Μελαγρία

melagria

Translated by David Whitehead9 Oct 2003Vetting: high3 revisions

8 words

A kind of plant growing in a desert.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μελαγρία· εἶδος βοτάνης φυομένης ἐν ἐρήμῳ.

Betacode

*melagri/a: ei)=dos bota/nhs fuome/nhs e)n e)rh/mw|.

Notes

The headword is nominative/accusative plural of a neuter noun melagrion; cf. mu 467 for the variant meleagria. Adler suggests Symeon Metaphrastes as a source (at both entries), but in fact the melag- version is quite copiously attested in Cyril's biographies of the saints.

Linked from1 entry

μ467Μελεάγριαmeleagria"[He] welcomed them with roots of meleagria and hearts of reeds." But they are also called meleagra.

Neighbouring entries

μ441Μεθυσοκότταβοιkottabos-drunkards μ442Μέϊςmeïs μ443Μελαγρίαmelagria μ444Μελαγχαίτηςblack-haired μ445Μέλαθραroof

Revision history3 revisions · last 14 May 2013

14 May 2013expanded note; more keywords — David Whitehead
4 May 2009augmented note — David Whitehead
9 Oct 2003augmented note, added keyword, set status — William Hutton
9 Oct 2003Translated — David Whitehead