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Headword: *lu/kos peri\ fre/ar xoreu/ei
Adler number: lambda,817
Translated headword: a wolf is dancing round a well
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to those toiling about something in vain. And because it circles ineffectually, whenever it is thirsty, not being able to drink -- since as it pursues something the quarry falls into the well.
Greek Original:
*lu/kos peri\ fre/ar xoreu/ei: e)pi\ tw=n ponou/ntwn peri/ ti ma/thn. kai\ o(/ti a)/praktos peri/eisin, o(/tan diyh/sh|, mh\ duna/menos piei=n, e)pa\n diw/kontos au)tou= ti to\ diwko/menon e)mpe/sh| ei)s fre/ar.
Notes:
Likewise in Photius lambda453 Theodoridis; also in Apostolius 10.86, etc.
For another proverb about dancing see gamma 432.
Keywords: daily life; food; imagery; proverbs; zoology
Translated by: David Whitehead on 1 December 2005@09:35:30.
Vetted by:
Catharine Roth (set status) on 6 December 2005@00:48:07.
David Whitehead (augmented notes) on 23 November 2006@09:24:02.
David Whitehead on 23 April 2013@09:28:14.
Catharine Roth (another keyword) on 24 June 2020@00:55:13.
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