οι184 οι186

Οἰσύπη

sheep-dung

Translated by Jennifer Benedict8 Jun 2004Vetting: high3 revisions

5 words

[Meaning] the filth of fleeces.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Οἰσύπη· ὁ ῥύπος τῶν ἐρίων.

Betacode

*oi)su/ph: o( r(u/pos tw=n e)ri/wn.

Notes

See also omicroniota 186, and especially omicroniota 176.

Linked from2 entries

οι176Οἴσπηsheep-grease[Meaning] wool of dirty sheep. Herodotus [sc. uses the word]. Also [sc. attested is] oi)spw/th, the dung on the wool.
οι186Οἰσυπηρόςgreasy[Meaning] dirty. "Greasy fleeces": those that are filled with dirt, filthy with dung. But oi)su/ph is the excrement of sheep.

Neighbouring entries

οι183Οἰσυΐναιςmade of wicker, wickerwork οι184ΟἰσύμηOisyme, Oesyme οι185Οἰσύπηsheep-dung οι186Οἰσυπηρόςgreasy οι187ΟἴτηOite, Oita

Revision history3 revisions · last 8 Aug 2013

8 Aug 2013Revised — David Whitehead
22 Jun 2005modified translation; another x-ref — David Whitehead
9 Jun 2004cosmetics — David Whitehead
8 Jun 2004Translated — Jennifer Benedict