Τοὐλαιόν
the left
Translated by Catharine Roth14 Aug 2010Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
The better [side].1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Τοὐλαιόν· τὸ ἀριστερόν.
Betacode
*tou)laio/n: to\ a)ristero/n.
Notes (1)
- The headword is an erroneous spelling with crasis for
to\ laio/n ; cf. lambda 174, lambda 193. It was probably influenced by the immediately-precedingtou)/laion , tau 819 (with different accentuation). - 1'Better' in this context is a well-recognised euphemism; in reality the left side was thought to be worse (cf. 'sinister'); see alpha 3901, etc. ↩
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Revision history2 revisions · last 14 Jan 2014
- Revised — David Whitehead
- another note; tweaks — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth