to bite → to grieve (tr.) 1 realization
NEW Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language Ancient Greek
Lexeme δάκνω
Meaning 1 to bite, to gnarl, to jab, to sting
Meaning 2 to torment, to worry, to annoy δάκνεσθαι ὑπό τινος.
to be annoyed or upset with smth., lit to be bitten with smth
Reference
Comment LSJ 367

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