Ψῶσαν

stroking

Translated by David Whitehead26 Nov 2001Vetting: high6 revisions

2 notes · 8 words
[Meaning her] caressing.1 Herodotus [sc uses the word].2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ψῶσαν· θάλπουσαν. Ἡρόδοτος.

Betacode
*yw=san: qa/lpousan. *(hro/dotos.

Notes (2)

  1. 1Present participle, feminine accusative singular, of ya/w, glossed with the corresponding participle of qa/lpw (theta 27). Compare Hesychius s.v. yw=sai: qa/lyai. ↩
  2. 2Herodotus 6.61.5 (which actually has the compound katayw=san: web address 1), of a Spartan nurse and the child in her care. ↩

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Revision history6 revisions · last 6 Nov 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. fixed link — Catharine Roth
  3. expanded n.1 — David Whitehead
  4. expanded n.2; more keywords; tweak — David Whitehead
  5. added link, set status — Catharine Roth
  6. Revised — David Whitehead
  7. Translated — David Whitehead

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