κρῖναι δὲ λόγῳ πολύδηριν ἔλεγχον ἐξ ἐμέθεν ῥηθέντα → judge by reason the too much contested argument which has been given by me
Ar. συστέλλειν, V. στέλλειν, καθιέναι.
shorten sail: Ar. and V. ὑφίεσθαι (absol.).