Οἰνοῦττα
wine-cake
Translated by Jennifer Benedict7 Jun 2004Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] barley-bread soaked in wine; but some [say] a form of flat-cake, made with wine and honey.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Οἰνοῦττα· ἡ ἐν οἴνῳ πεφυρμένη μάζα· οἱ δὲ εἶδος πλακοῦντος, μετ' οἴνου καὶ μέλιτος γινόμενον.
Betacode
*oi)nou=tta: h( e)n oi)/nw| pefurme/nh ma/za: oi( de\ ei)=dos plakou=ntos, met' oi)/nou kai\ me/litos gino/menon.
Notes
- From the scholia to Aristophanes, Plutus [Wealth] 1121, where the headword appears. Similarly in Photius, Lexicon omicron130 Theodoridis, with other references there.
Often eaten by rowers; see LSJ s.v. (web address 1 below).
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history5 revisions · last 25 Mar 2021
- upgraded link — Catharine Roth
- coding — David Whitehead
- expanded note; tweaking — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- modified translation; another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict