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Headword:
Γυρίης
Adler number: gamma,509
Translated headword: gyries
Vetting Status: low
Translation: Revolving/round.
"But since they went near a round(?) pond . . ."[1]
And
Homer: "round in the shoulders, dark-complexioned, curly-haired."[2] Concerning
Odysseus.
Greek Original:Γυρίης: περιφεροῦς. ἐπεὶ δὲ λίμνης ἐγγὺς ἦλθον γυρίης. καὶ Ὅμηρος: γυρὸς ἐν ὤμοισι, μελανόχροος, οὐλοκάρηνος. περὶ Ὀδυσσέως.
Notes:
[1] This nonexistent word came from an erroneous reading of Babrios 25.5. The verse should be
ἐπεὶ δὲ λίμνης ἐγγὺς ἦσαν εὐρείης "But since they were near a wide pond . . ."
[2]
Homer,
Odyssey 19.246. See also
gamma 510.
Keywords: definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; epic; poetry
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 9 August 2000@23:07:21.
Vetted by: David Whitehead (supplemented translation; added note and keyword; restorative cosmetics) on 31 August 2002@09:06:15.
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