Ὕσγη

hysge, kermes-oak

Translated by David Whitehead27 Apr 2011Vetting: high6 revisions

1 note · 24 words
A kind of plant. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] u(sginobafh\s xitw/n ["hysginon-dipped shirt"],1 [meaning] dyed. Also [sc. attested is] u(sginobafh= ["hysginon-dips"], neuter [plural].

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὕσγη· εἶδος βοτάνης. καὶ Ὑσγινοβαφὴς χιτών, βεβαμμένος. καὶ Ὑσγινοβαφῆ, οὐδετέρως.

Betacode
*(/usgh: ei)=dos bota/nhs. kai\ *(usginobafh\s xitw/n, bebamme/nos. kai\ *(usginobafh=, ou)dete/rws.

Notes (1)

  1. See generally LSJ s.v. u(/sgh and u(/sginon. The dye produced from this plant (Quercus coccifera) was crimson or scarlet. See upsilon 691.
  2. 1Same phrase, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon. ↩

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υ672Ὑσσάκωνof cuntsυ673Ὕσαςhaving rainedυ674Ὕσγηhysge, kermes-oakυ675Ὓς διὰ ῥόδωνa pig in rosesυ676Ὑσθεῖσαι[having been] rained upon
Revision history6 revisions · last 27 Dec 2022
  1. cross-reference — Catharine Roth
  2. cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
  3. Revised — David Whitehead
  4. Revised — David Whitehead
  5. expanded note — David Whitehead
  6. set status — Catharine Roth
  7. Translated — David Whitehead

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