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Latest revision as of 21:01, 27 October 2016
Effialte grece incubus.
Apparatus:
Effialte B ep | Efialte fj | Esfralte ACD {'ff' misread as 'sf'; 'i' misread as 'r'}.
Translation:
Effialte is Greek for Latin incubus.
Commentary:
Effialte:
Greek ἐφιάλτης /ephiáltēs/ "nightmare, conceived as a throttling demon" (LSJ).
Drop of ending "-s" in all forms is unexplained.
This word seems to have suffered a number of misreadings and corruptions early on; perhaps Simon did not see it as identical with Epialtes q.v.
WilfGunther (talk) 21:58, 27 October 2016 (BST)
See also: Epialtes