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Headword: Ξαίνω
Adler number: xi,16
Translated headword: I card, I comb
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
I spin, I break up, I heap.
Greek Original:
Ξαίνω: νήθω, διαλύω, σωρεύω.
Notes:
Similar glosses in Photius and other lexica.
The headword verb usually refers to the preparation of wool for spinning but also has transferred, figurative uses: LSJ entry at web address 1. See also xi 15.
Associated internet address:
Web address 1
Keywords: daily life; definition; science and technology; trade and manufacture; women
Translated by: James L. P. Butrica † on 16 February 2000@13:22:12.
Vetted by:
Catharine Roth (added headword translation and keywords) on 28 December 2001@19:33:42.
Catharine Roth (added cross-reference) on 29 May 2007@15:42:15.
David Whitehead (augmented notes and keywords) on 30 May 2007@03:03:12.
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