sword
—
reed (in loom)
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme | σπάθη | |
| Meaning 1 | broad blade of a sword | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | flat wooden blade used by weavers in the upright loom (instead of the comb (κτείς) used in the horizontal), for striking the threads of the woof home, so as to make the web close | |
| Reference | LSJ | |
| Comment | ||