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Headword: Ἀνεμοτρεφές
Adler number: alpha,2259
Translated headword: wind-fed
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
That which has been reared in places open to the wind: for this [is] vigorous.
And [something] full-grown.
Or wind-fed, [meaning] that which is being whirled round by winds.
Greek Original:
Ἀνεμοτρεφές: τὸ ἐν εὐηνέμοις τόποις τεθραμμένον: εὔτονον γὰρ τοῦτο. καὶ εὐαυξές. ἢ Ἀνεμοτρεφές, τὸ ὑπὸ ἀνέμων περιστρεφόμενον.
Note:
Same or similar material in other lexica, including Apollonius' Homeric Lexicon, where Homer, Iliad 11.256 ("wind-fed spear") is quoted for this neuter singular. See also 15.625.
Keywords: definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; epic; imagery; military affairs
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 15 June 2000@11:33:15.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (added note and keyword; cosmetics) on 5 August 2002@03:16:00.
David Whitehead (augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics) on 4 March 2012@05:24:20.
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