shrill

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ἀναπλασμὸς ἐκ ματαίων ἐλπίδων → building of castles in the air

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English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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adjective

P. and V. ὀξύς, V. λιγύς (also Plato but rare P.), ὄρθιος, πικρός, ὀξύμολπος, Ar. and V. ὑπέρτονος.

raise a shrill cry of triumph: V. [[ὀλολυγμὸν [ἐπορθιάζειν]] (Aesch., Agamemnon 28).

utter shrill cries, v.: V. ὀρθιάζειν.