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Headword:
Spatalê
Adler number: sigma,911
Translated headword: idleness
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [Meaning] luxuriousness.[1]
"The mice are dancing now, having taken advantage of your idleness".[2] He is speaking of a mouser, that is, a domestic cat.[3]
Greek Original:Spatalê: hê truphê. hoi de mues nun orchountai, tês sês draxamenoi spatalês. kattou phêsin êtoi ailourou katoikidiou.
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Reference:
On ancient cats see generally OCD4 under "pets"
Keywords: daily life; definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; ethics; poetry; zoology
Translated by: William Hutton on 13 March 2001@00:39:31.
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