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Headword: Ξιφηφόρος
Adler number: xi,72
Translated headword: sword-carrying
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
To carry swords.[1] Also[2] [attested is the noun] ξιφηφόρος ["sword-carrier"].
Greek Original:
Ξιφηφορία: φέρειν τὰ ξίφη. καὶ Ξιφηφόρος.
Notes:
[1] In Adler the headword is the verbal noun ξιφηφορία ; it is similarly glossed in the Ambrosian Lexicon.
[2] And much more commonly (from Attic tragedy onwards); see also under delta 1518. Similarly glossed in Photius and other lexica.
Keywords: definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; military affairs; tragedy
Translated by: James L. P. Butrica † on 17 February 2000@14:07:24.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (supplied headword; added note and keyword; cosmetics) on 6 April 2001@07:36:01.
Catharine Roth (cosmetics) on 3 June 2002@21:12:31.
David Whitehead (augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics; raised status) on 31 August 2007@09:30:42.
Catharine Roth (tweaked notes, added betacode) on 13 September 2007@19:04:35.
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