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Headword: Ἀβρίξαι
Adler number: alpha,79
Translated headword: to drop off, to nod off
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
To be drowsy after eating[1] or to fall asleep.
Greek Original:
Ἀβρίξαι: τὸ ἀπὸ βορᾶς νυστάξαι ἢ κοιμηθῆναι.
Notes:
The headword, presumably quoted from somewhere, is an aorist active infinitive. LSJ proffers no suitable verb for it under alpha, but see the entry on βρίζω .
[1] This much also occurs, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon.
Keywords: daily life; definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; food
Translated by: Anne Mahoney on 26 August 1998@19:33:30.
Vetted by:
William Hutton (Modified translation, set keywords and status) on 31 January 2001@13:22:44.
David Whitehead (modified headword; added note) on 27 February 2003@08:52:09.
David Whitehead (augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics) on 19 December 2011@09:53:30.
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