Τερπωλήν

delight

Translated by Catharine Roth8 Dec 2013Vetting: high2 revisions

2 words

[Meaning] enjoyment.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Τερπωλήν· τέρψιν.

Betacode

*terpwlh/n: te/ryin.

An epic/poetic noun in the accusative singular glossed with a more common cognate. Same gloss in Photius and a scholion on Lucian (104.15 Rabe); cf. Hesychius and a scholion on Homer, Odyssey 18.37, from where the headword is quoted.

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