Νῆτρον
spindle
Translated by Catharine Roth27 Sep 2009Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] spun thread.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Νῆτρον· τὸ κλωστήριον.
Betacode
*nh=tron: to\ klwsth/rion.
Notes
- The headword is a neuter noun, attested before the Suda only in Epimerismi Homerici, where it is derived from
ne/w "float" [(A) in LSJ] rather thanne/w "spin" [(B) in LSJ].
Neighbouring entries
Revision history2 revisions · last 9 Jun 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth