Θραυλοτέρας
more brittle, rather brittle
Translated by David Whitehead·7 Feb 2008·Vetting: high·3 revisions
1 note · 14 words Translation
"Applying fire to the rocks they poured on vinegar, thus making them more/rather brittle".
1Greek original · Adler’s text
Θραυλοτέρας· πῦρ ἐνέντες ταῖς πέτραις ὄξος ἐπεξέχεον, θραυλοτέρας ἐκ τούτου ποιησάντες.
Betacode
*qraulote/ras: pu=r e)ne/ntes tai=s pe/trais o)/cos e)pece/xeon, qraulote/ras e)k tou/tou poihsa/ntes.
Notes (1)
- The headword is presumably extracted from the quotation given.
- 1Quotation unidentifiable (but for a similar procedure see e.g. Cassius Dio 36.18.2). ↩
Revision history3 revisions · last 6 Jan 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented n.1; more keywords — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead