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Headword: *moqwni/a
Adler number: mu,1190
Translated headword: impudence
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
[Meaning] arrogance.[1] From the [neuter noun] mothos ["battle"].[2] It is also a territory.[3]
Greek Original:
*moqwni/a: h( a)lazonei/a. para\ to\ mo/qos. e)/sti de\ kai\ xw/ra.
Notes:
[1] Likewise in Hesychius (mu1545), though it does not occur in literature.
[2] For mothos see mu 1186 -- but the present headword is is more plausibly derived from mo/qwn, "someone presumptuous" (cf. mu 1187).
[3] cf. mu 1189.
Keywords: definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; ethics; geography; military affairs
Translated by: Nick Nicholas on 2 August 2009@21:57:51.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics) on 3 August 2009@04:53:16.
David Whitehead (tweaked notes; more keywords) on 26 May 2013@06:59:17.

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