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Headword:
*)/akanqa
Adler number: alpha,796
Translated headword: prickle, thorn, spike
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [Meaning] the plant, and the sea-monster's spine.[1] Also the [fact that] a caltrop [takes its design] from this.[2]
"The wild beast in violent onslaught strikes against his bonds with his spike and cuts through them".[3]
And [there is] a proverb in reference to the dumb and unrefined: "a prickly cicada".[4]
Greek Original:*)/akanqa: to\ futo\n, kai\ h( r(a/xis tou= kh/tous. kai\ to\ e)c ou(= tri/bolos. to\ de\ qhri/on o(rmh=| biai/a| prospeso\n diako/ptei th=| a)ka/nqh| tou\s desmou/s. kai\ e)pi\ tw=n a)fw/nwn kai\ a)mou/swn paroimi/a, *)aka/nqios te/ttic.
Notes:
[1] Same or similar glossing in other lexica.
[2] (A marginal addition in two manuscripts.) Caltrops,
triboloi, were spiked triangular objects, designed to injure cavalry or infantry troops.
[3] Quotation unidentifiable. (Adler cites
Aelian fr. 224 Hercher for comparison, but the differences are significant.)
[4]
Zenobius 1.51.
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 6 November 2000@21:27:29.
Vetted by:David Whitehead (added note and keyword; cosmetics) on 7 November 2000@03:21:14.
David Whitehead (augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics) on 23 January 2012@05:28:49.
David Whitehead (another note) on 3 May 2015@10:41:48.
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