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by perispomenon » Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:01 pm
Does anyone know wich verb ἔξεσε is a form of? I can't find it in Cunliffe's "A lexicon of the Homeric dialect" and Perseus is so painfully slow I don't even consider using it.
From context I can deduct it means cutting off.
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by swiftnicholas » Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:36 pm
Hi perispomenon,
Have a look at ξέω.
Best, N.
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by annis » Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:36 pm
It's from ξέω, "scrape." Think ξεστός.
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by perispomenon » Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:39 pm
Thanks. I was focussing on á¼Î¾ too much.
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