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λ30Λαγὼς περὶ τῶν κρεῶνa hare [runs] for his lifeA proverb: for the hare [is] a cowardly animal. Hence a man from Rhegium was called a hare; for they used to satirize the people of Rhegium for cowardice. There is a proverb: 'the …highmedium
λ162Λαχανίζεσθαιto vegetable-gatherMeaning to collect vegetables; [sc. formed] like to wood-gather and to kindling-gather.highshort
λ166Λάχεια γῆscanty land[Meaning] small [land].highshort
λ261ΛεωκόριονLeokorion, Leocorium, Leos-shrineA place in Attica, [taking its name] from a story. Attica was once suffering from a famine, and release from its terrors was [declared to be] the sacrifice of a child. So a certain …highshort
λ296Λεπτόγεαwastelands[Meaning] bad terrain. Thin soil, not rich. Also [sc. attested is the Attic form] lepto/gews.highshort
λ360Λεῖκνονwinnowing-basketA Bacchic adornment. "Or a winnowing-basket often borne atop his headbanded hair". In the Epigrams.highshort
λ361Λεῖκνονwinnowing-basket[Meaning] a winnowing-fan.highshort
λ421Λήϊαcrops, grain-fields[Meaning] grain-bearing plains, farms.highshort
λ422Ληϊβότειραcrop-consumingand [sc. also attested in the genitive] lhi+botei/rhs. But [sc. masculine] lhi+both/r [is] the wild boar.highshort
λ426ΛηΐνιοςLenaean, of the wine-press ?[no gloss]highshort
λ491ΛίβερνοςLibernos, LibernusName of a place; from a certain story. For in Rome when Quintus Servilius was consul a chasm developed in the midst of the forum, as the earth split open. The Romans knew from …highmedium
λ531Λικμητήρwinnower[Meaning] one possessing a winnowing-fan.highshort
λ532Λικμήσονται Λικμῶthey will winnow[sc. This form comes from] I winnow, [spelled] with a kappa, in reference to the threshing-floor. But [sc. also attested is] lixmh/sontai [spelled] with a chi, [meaning] they will lick.highshort
λ533Λικμᾶνto winnow[Meaning] to make grain pure. "To Demeter the Winnower and the Seasons that tread in the furrows Heronax from his scanty tilth offers a portion of the corn from his threshing-floor and [these] various …highshort
λ534Λικμώντων Λικμῶof those winnowing[sc. From] I winnow, [meaning] I sift, I scatter. I shovel.highshort
λ535Λίκνονwinnowing-fan[Meaning] a sieve, or winnowing-shovel. But some write it with a diphthong. "Having overturned the winnowing-fan lying on her knees, she ran off." Also [sc. attested is the related adjective] liknoeidh/s ["winnowing-fan-like"], [meaning] a …highshort
λ536Λικνοφόροςbearer of the winnowing-fanThe winnowing-fan is suitable for every rite and sacrifice. The man who carries it is called bearer of the winnowing-fan.highshort
λ605ΛιστραίνωI dig around[Meaning] I dig.highshort
λ615Λιταργοῦμενwe will slip away[Meaning] we will run immediately. From the [phrase] very swift-footed; that is, quick. Aristophanes [writes]: "then see that we will slip away home to our farms".highshort
λ620Λιτόςsimple, plain, frugal; supplicatory[Meaning] cheap. In the Epigrams: "I am poor and unlucky, o mistress; but I say from my heart that your [wealth] surpasses the wealth of many." And elsewhere: "the tomb is plain to see, …highshort
λ626ΛιτυέρσηςLityerses, reaping songA kind of song. Menander in Chalkedonians [writes]: "singing a Lityerses all the while since breakfast". But some [say that it is] a kind of piping. Lityerses was a bastard son of Minos, who …highmedium
λ632Λιχμήσονταιthey will lick[sc. Spelled] with a chi, [meaning] they will lick. "Then the lions, after licking the bodies of the saints all over [....]." But likmw= ["I winnow"] [spelled] with a kappa [is used] in reference …highshort
λ703Λόφοςridge, crest[Meaning] a rise in the ground; or a head-dress. "And he had children, raising them in the foliage of the grainfield; [they were] already getting their crests and in their prime in feathers." He …highshort
λ723Λωβητῆραdestroyer, outrager, slanderer[Meaning] insolent man. Also [sc. attested with the spelling] lwbh/twr ["destroyer"], [meaning] one who harms. "The boar, untiring destroyer of grape shoots."highshort
λ742Λωτόςlotus, lotosA sweet-smelling plant; [the one] which some call 'myrrh-lotus.' Also [sc. attested is] 'lotuses', [meaning] pipes particular to the wedding chamber. "Lotuses were sounding, and the doors of the wedding chamber were rattling." In …highmedium
λ787Λυδὸς ἐν μεσημβρίᾳ παίζειa Lydian is playing at noon[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to licentious men; those being the times for licentious behaviour. For the Lydians are a comic target because they satisfy their genital urges with their own hands. This …highshort
λ847Λυπρήwretched[Meaning one that is] poor. "For [he] possessed this not large allotment on this wretched hill."highshort
λ848Λυπρόνwretched[Meaning] grievous. [Meaning] painful. Also [sc. attested is] lupro/gaion ["with poor soil"]. Appian [writes]: "for poor soil and poverty leads you into [a life of] robbery. But I will give good land to [my] …highshort
λ867Λύσιοι τελεταίdeliverance rites, deliverance rituals[Meaning] those of Dionysos. For when [the] Boeotians had been defeated by [the] Thracians and had fled into Trophonius' [domain], he appeared in a dream and said that Dionysos would be their helper; [so] …highshort