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Headword: *se/rifos. $10grau=s
Adler number: sigma,251
Translated headword: bug
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
An old woman who has grown old in her virginity. Metaphorical from the field locust, which they call an old-maid bug and mantis.
Greek Original:
*se/rifos. grau=s, h( e)n parqeni/a| geghrakui=a. a)po\ metafora=s th=s a)rourai/as a)kri/dos, h(\n kalou=si grau=n *seri/fhn kai\ ma/ntin.
Note:
From gamma 431 (q.v.).
Keywords: daily life; definition; gender and sexuality; imagery; proverbs; women; zoology
Translated by: Ross Scaife ✝ on 25 November 2002@12:34:06.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (added keywords; cosmetics) on 26 November 2002@03:04:27.
David Whitehead (another keyword) on 18 October 2005@06:54:24.
David Whitehead (another keyword; tweak) on 17 August 2011@07:20:42.
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