Μελίχλωρος
honey-yellow
Translated by Nick Nicholas13 May 2009Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] yellow.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μελίχλωρος· ὁ χλωρός.
Betacode
*meli/xlwros: o( xlwro/s.
Notes
- The headword adjective is used in e.g. Plato, Republic 474E, and Theocritus, Idylls 10.27.
Etymologicum Magnum 577.45 calls it 'the colour of fear'.'
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Revision history3 revisions · last 28 Apr 2015
- coding — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented note and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Nick Nicholas