Echidna
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Echidna grece vipera que et offis.
Apparatus:
This entry shares its initial with the preceding entry Echeon in ms. j
Echidna AC f | Echidhna B ejp
offis AC ep | ofis B fj
{offis} dicitur add. B f
Translation:
Echidna is Greek for Latin vipera {"viper"}, which is also called offis {"serpent"}.
Commentary:
Echidna:
ἔχιδνα /ékhidna/ "viper" < ἔχις /ékhis/ "viper". ὄφις /óphis/ "serpent".
offis:
See Offis
WilfGunther (talk) 23:15, 16 December 2016 (GMT)