Σκέρβολλε
scold
Translated by William Hutton19 Feb 2014Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] abuse.1 "Don't scold viciously." That is, don't abuse bitterly, don't embellish. The word also means to sneer.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Σκέρβολλε· λοιδόρει. μὴ σκέρβολλε πονηρά. τουτέστι μὴ λοιδόρει πικρά, μὴ ποίκιλλε. δηλοῖ δὲ ἡ λέξις καὶ τὸ κερτομεῖν.
Betacode
*ske/rbolle: loido/rei. mh\ ske/rbolle ponhra/. toute/sti mh\ loido/rei pikra/, mh\ poi/kille. dhloi= de\ h( le/cis kai\ to\ kertomei=n.
Notes (1)
- Aristophanes, Knights 821, with comments from the scholia. The headword (extracted from the passage) is present active imperative, second person singular, of the verb
skerbo/llw . The glosses on it are in the same form; the additional point then uses the present infinitive. - 1= Hesychius sigma924. ↩
Neighbouring entries
Revision history2 revisions · last 20 Feb 2014
- cosmetics; raised status — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — William Hutton