μασχαλίζω
μασχαλίζω
μασχᾰλίζω,
fut. -σω
μασχάλη
to put under the arm-pits: hence, to mutilate a corpse, since murderers had a fancy, that by cutting off the extremities and placing them under the arm-pits, they would avert vengeance, Aesch., Soph.
Headword (normalized):
μασχαλίζω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
μασχαλιζω
Intro Text:
μασχαλίζω
μασχᾰλίζω,
fut. -σω
μασχάλη
to put under the arm-pits: hence, to mutilate a corpse, since murderers had a fancy, that by cutting off the extremities and placing them under the arm-pits, they would avert vengeance, Aesch., Soph.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n20366
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