χερνής

English (LSJ)

ῆτος, Dor. χερνάς, ᾶτος, ὁ,

   A poor, needy, ἐν χερνῆσι δόμοις <*>El.207 (lyr.); χερνῆτα βίον AP6.39 (Arch.); with fem. Subst., γυνὴ χ. Gal. ap. Orib.inc.22(6).13; χέρνης Hsch., but χερνής Hdn. <*>.1.64; fem. χερνῆσσα ib.1.250. (Acc. to Hsch. from χέρνα, ἡ poverty: but acc. to Arist.Pol.1277a38 ὁ ζῶν ἀπὸ τῶν χειρῶν.)