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Headword: *boh/n
Adler number: beta,363
Translated headword: battle-cry
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
[Meaning] battle [itself], and a great shout.
Greek Original:
*boh/n: ma/xhn, kai\ mega/lhn fwnh/n.
Note:
Similar material elsewhere, including Apollonius' Homeric Lexicon. The headword is in the accusative case, doubtless reflecting the many appearances in Homer of the formulaic phrase boh\n a)gaqo/s, "fine in his battle-cry". (Hesychius has a entry for that.) For the transference of the word to battle itself see Theocritus, Idylls 16.97, quoted in LSJ s.v.
Keywords: definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; epic; imagery; military affairs; poetry
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 18 April 2002@21:15:34.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (added note and keywords; cosmetics) on 2 September 2002@08:39:45.
David Whitehead (expanded note; more keywords; tweaking) on 29 May 2012@07:13:40.
Catharine Roth (coding) on 28 June 2012@00:34:46.
Catharine Roth (coding) on 3 April 2015@00:42:20.
David Whitehead on 21 September 2015@07:26:00.
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