δ1680Δυσπάλαιστος
hard to wrestle with
[Meaning] hard to overcome. Euripides [uses it] this way. Also [sc. attested is the variant, and neuter] duspale/s, [meaning something] hard to take in hand, hard to overcome.
Δυσπάλαιστος· δυσκαταγώνιστος. οὕτως Εὐριπίδης. καὶ Δυσπαλές, δυσχερές, δυσκαταγώνιστον.
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