λ772Λύγισμα
sprain
[Meaning] a base sound, a disgusting song; [that is] what Alexandrians say. [sc. Also attested is the related verb] lugi/zei ["he/she/it twists"]. "But he was turning songs, as many as Nero was twisting and torturing."
Λύγισμα· αἰσχρὰ φωνή, βδελυρὸν ᾆσμα· ὃ λέγουσιν Ἀλεξανδρεῖς. Λυγίζει. ὁ δὲ ἔκαμπτεν ᾠδάς, ὁπόσας ὁ Νέρων ἐλύγιζέ τε καὶ ἔστρεφε.
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