δ600Διακωδωνίσω
I will prove by ringing
Like I will test; Aristophanes [sc. uses this verb]. Because some of the birds are tested by the sound of a bell. And they used to test horses in this way with bells, [to see] whether they would be frightened by noises.…
Διακωδωνίσω· οἷον δοκιμάσω· Ἀριστοφάνης. διότι τινὰ τῶν ὀρνέων δοκιμάζεται τῷ τοῦ κώδωνος ψόφῳ. καὶ τοὺς ἵππους οὕτως ἐδοκίμαζον κώδωσιν, εἰ ψοφοδεεῖς εἶεν. ἢ ἀπὸ τῶν ὀρτύγων· οἱ…