warble
From LSJ
ὁ χρόνος ἐστὶ δάνος, τὸ ζῆν πικρός ἐσθ' ὁ δανίσας → time is a loan, and he who lent you life is a hard creditor | time is on loan and life's lender is a prick
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive and absolute.
Ar. and P. μινυρίζειν, Ar. and V. μινύρεσθαι.
sing: P. and V. ᾄδειν, ὑμνεῖν. Ar. and P. μελῳδεῖν (Plato), Ar. and V. μέλπειν, V. ἀείδειν, ὑμνῳδεῖν, κατᾴδειν.
Of birds: P. and V. ᾄδειν, Ar. and P. μινυρίζειν, Ar. διαμινύρεσθαι, μελῳδεῖν, V. κλαγγάνειν, εὐστομεῖν.