Νωτάρης
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Translated by Robert Leigh14 Sep 2009Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] he who puts [things] on his back and carries [them].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Νωτάρης· ὁ ἐπὶ νώτου αἴρων καὶ βαστάζων.
Betacode
*nwta/rhs: o( e)pi\ nw/tou ai)/rwn kai\ basta/zwn.
Notes
- The headword is a compound formed from
nw=ton "back" (cf. nu 564), andai)/rw "I raise up" (cf. alphaiota 311). Unattested outside lexicography. (Adler notes a similar entry in the Ambrosian Lexicon.)
Herodian (or Ps.-Herodian) Partitiones definesnwta/rios (cf. nu 505) aso( barubastakth/s "he who carries heavy things," giving the Latin word a Greek etymology (cf. nu 570).
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Revision history6 revisions · last 1 Dec 2020
- cross-reference — Catharine Roth
- expanded note — Catharine Roth
- coding — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — Catharine Roth
- augmented note; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Robert Leigh