λ535Λίκνον
winnowing-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…
Λίκνον· κόσκινον, ἤτοι πτύον. οἱ δὲ διὰ διφθόγγου γράφουσιν. ἡ δὲ ἀναστρέψασα τὸ λίκνον ἐπὶ τῶν γονάτων κείμενον ἔθει. καὶ Λικνοειδής, ὁ ῥυπαρός.
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