κ1549Κηρύλος
kerulos, kerylos
[Meaning] the male [h]alcyon, which dies in intercourse. Euphronios reports that the Dorians say "would that, would that I were a khru/los"; but the Attic-speakers [call it] keiru/los. When the males grow old the…
Κηρύλος· ὁ ἄρρην ἀλκυών, ὃς ἐν ταῖς συνουσίαις ἀποθνήσκει. Εὐφρόνιός φησι τοὺς Δωριεῖς λέγειν, βάλε δέ, βάλε, κηρύλος εἴην· τοὺς δὲ Ἀττικοὺς κειρύλον. τοὺς δὲ ἄρρενας γηράσκοντας…
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