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Headword:
*baukala=n
Adler number: beta,193
Translated headword: to sing a lullaby
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [Meaning] to nurse little children with the accompaniment of singing.
Greek Original:*baukala=n: tiqhnei=sqai met' w)|dh=s ta\ paidi/a.
Note:
Same entry in ps.-
Zonaras;
Hesychius and
Photius have this definition plus "to lull to sleep",
katakoimi/zein; the latter is also in
Moeris. Not much attested outside lexicography; LSJ s.v. has some instances, and registers related nouns and verbs.
Translated by: Craig Gibson on 20 June 2002@16:05:15.
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