Ῥόζειν

to snarl

Translated by David Whitehead4 Dec 2002Vetting: high5 revisions

2 notes · 18 words
[Meaning] to snore, to howl.1
Strictly speaking with reference to dogs, but figuratively with reference to humans also.2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ῥόζειν. ῥέγχειν, ὑλακτεῖν. κυρίως μὲν ἐπὶ τῶν κυνῶν, μεταφορικῶς δὲ καὶ ἐπὶ ἀνθρώπων.

Betacode
*(ro/zein. r(e/gxein, u(laktei=n. kuri/ws me\n e)pi\ tw=n kunw=n, metaforikw=s de\ kai\ e)pi\ a)nqrw/pwn.

Notes (2)

  1. 1cf. rho 21. ↩
  2. 2Likewise in Photius rho138 Theodoridis, and cf. Hesychius rho33. ↩

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Revision history5 revisions · last 29 Oct 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. another note — David Whitehead
  3. another keyword — David Whitehead
  4. modified translation; added a note — David Whitehead
  5. added keyword, set status — Catharine Roth
  6. Translated — David Whitehead

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