alight

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb intransitive

dismount, from chariot, etc.: Ar. and P. καταβαίνειν, P. and V. ἀποβαίνειν, ἐκβαίνειν.

from a horse, etc.: Ar. and P. καταβαίνειν.

of a bird, insect, etc.: P. ἵζειν.

alight on, of a bird, etc.: P. ἐνίζειν (dat.), V. προσιζάνειν (πρός, acc.), Ar. ἐφέζεσθαι (dat.).

alight on, generally: see light on.

adjective

lighted: P. and V. ἡμμένος.