damp
From LSJ
εἰς πέλαγος σπέρµα βαλεῖν καὶ γράµµατα γράψαι ἀµφότερος µόχθος τε κενὸς καὶ πρᾶξις ἄκαρπος → throwing seeds and writing letters at sea are both a vain and fruitless endeavor
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adjective
P. and V. νοτερός, ὑγρός, διάβροχος, V. ὑδρηλός.
substantive
P. and V. νοτίς, ἡ (Plato); see moisture.
verb transitive
P. and V. ὑγραίνειν (Plato), τέγγειν (Plato), βρέχειν (Plato), δεύειν (Plato), νοτίζειν (Plato and Aesch., Fragment), V. ὑγρώσσειν.
sprinkle: V. ῥαίνειν, ὑδραίνειν.
Met., damp ardour, etc.: P. and V. ἀμβλύνειν, ἀπαμβλύνειν, V. καταμβλύνειν.
