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Headword:
Βαθύστρωτος
κοίτη
Adler number: beta,40
Translated headword: deep-spread couch
Vetting Status: low
Translation: "The bride pursued it [a mouse] running down from the deep-spread couch." Instead of "expensive."
Greek Original:Βαθύστρωτος κοίτη. τὸν δὲ τῆς βαθυστρώτου καταβᾶσα κοίτης ἐπεδίωκεν ἡ νύμφη. ἀντὶ τοῦ πολυτελοῦς.
Note:
Babrius 32.7-8. The bride was a weasel in human female disguise, but its nature prevailed.
Keywords: definition; poetry; women; zoology
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 11 October 2000@23:58:13.
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