Σαυλοπρωκτιᾶν
to ass-waggle, to bottom-wiggle
Translated by David Whitehead31 Oct 2001Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
"But I am keen, at any rate, to ass-waggle."
Greek original · Adler’s text
Σαυλοπρωκτιᾶν· καὶ μὴν προθυμοῦμαί γε σαυλοπρωκτιᾶν.
Betacode
*sauloprwktia=n: kai\ mh\n proqumou=mai/ ge sauloprwktia=n.
Notes
- Aristophanes, Wasps 1173 (web address 1); Philokleon supposes that this is how high-class Athenians walk.
The verb is unique to this passage. (The scholia there gloss it; the present entry evidently saw doing so as otiose.)
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history4 revisions · last 17 Aug 2011
- Revised — David Whitehead
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- Translated — David Whitehead