μάλκη
ἀλλ' ἐπὶ καὶ θανάτῳ φάρμακον κάλλιστον ἑᾶς ἀρετᾶς ἅλιξιν εὑρέσθαι σὺν ἄλλοις → even at the price of death, the fairest way to win his own exploits together with his other companions | but even at the risk of death would find the finest elixir of excellence together with his other companions | but to find, together with other young men, the finest remedy — the remedy of one's own valor — even at the risk of death
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A numbness from cold, esp. in hands and feet, Nic.Al.540, Th.724,382 (pl.), prob. in Plu.2.914a. 2 chilblain, Sch.Nic.Th. 382(pl.). II μάλκην· τὸ ἐπικόπανον (Parian), Hsch.
German (Pape)
[Seite 90] ἡ (μαλακός), das Erfrieren, Verklamen, bes. an den weicheren, empfindlicheren Theilen, ὅτ' ἐν παλάμῃσιν ἀεργοὶ μάλκαι ἐπιπροθέωσιν ὑπὸ κρυμοῖο δαμέντων, Nic. Ther. 382, Frostbeulen, vgl. 724 Al. 353; sp. Medic.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
μάλκη: ἡ, νάρκη ἕνεκα ψύχους, κυρίως τὰ χίμετλα τὰ γινόμενα εἰς τὰς χεῖρας καὶ τοὺς πόδους ἕνεκα πολλοῦ ψύχους, κοινῶς «ξεπαγιάσματα», Νικ. Ἀλ. 553, Θ. 724· ἐν τῷ πληθ. ὁ αὐτ. ἐν Θ. 583 - Καθ’ Ἡσύχ.: «μάλλην· τὸ ἐπικόπανον. Πάριοι».
French (Bailly abrégé)
ης (ἡ) :
engourdissement par le froid, particul. aux mains et aux pieds, onglée ; αἱ μάλκαι, engelures.
Étymologie: cf. μαλακιάω -- DELG étym. ignorée.
