[1] Same glossing in the Ambrosian Lexicon (according to Adler), and cf. ps.-Zonaras nu1411.
[2] For the Abarians (Avars), see under alpha 18. (Note, however, that ms.V here reads βαρβάρων .) The meaning of the 'saying', not otherwise attested, is unclear. The headword exists in two forms, νῶτος masculine and νῶτον neuter. Here the headword is in the masculine form but the word in the saying is neuter plural; this may be further evidence that the passage is corrupt.