κοδύμαλον
αἰὼν παῖς ἐστι παίζων, πεσσεύων∙ παιδός η βασιληίη → time is a child playing draughts; the kingship is a child's | a life-time is a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | a whole human life-time is nothing but a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | lifetime is a child at play, moving pieces in a game; kingship belongs to the child
English (LSJ)
[ῠ], τό,
A quince or medlar, Alcm.90; = κυδώνιον, Hsch., who has κοδώνεα, τά, winter figs, or a kind of καρύαι Περσικαί.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1465] τό, eine Apfelart, Quitte, nach Anderen die Mispel, Diosc., vgl. Ath. III, 81 f.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
κοδύμᾱλον: τό, κυδώνιον· ἢ κατ’ ἄλλους μέσπιλον, Ἀλκμὰν 85, Ἀθήν. 81F, Διοσκ.
Greek Monolingual
κοδύμαλον, τὸ (Α)
κυδώνι ή μούσμουλο.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Δάνεια λ. μικρασιατικής προελεύσεως].
