κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
κῡσαμένη: (οὐχὶ κυσσαμένη), ἴδε ἐν λ. κύω ΙΙ.
κῡσαμένη: μτχ. θηλ. Μέσ. αορ. αʹ του κύω II.