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Headword: Βριθομένη
Adler number: beta,539
Translated headword: burdened
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
Weighed down by the mass of things it was carrying.
In the Epigrams: "of a hand burdened with disease-bringing old age."[1]
Greek Original:
Βριθομένη: βαρυνομένη διὰ πλῆθος ὧν ἔφερεν. ἐν Ἐπιγράμμασι: γήραϊ νουσοφόρῳ βριθομένης παλάμης.
Notes:
The headword -- present middle/passive participle, feminine nominative singular, of βρίθω -- is presumably generated by the quotation given (where it is in the corresponding genitive).
See also beta 540, beta 541, beta 542.
[1] Greek Anthology 6.27.8.
Keywords: definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; medicine; poetry
Translated by: William Hutton on 19 October 2002@23:17:12.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (added notes) on 20 October 2002@04:52:33.
David Whitehead (augmented notes; another keyword; cosmetics) on 13 June 2011@08:03:01.
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