a woman that spins for daily hire
a woman that spins for daily hire, γυνὴ χ. Il. 12.733, Parth. 27.1, Cels. ap. Origenes Cels. 1.28; γρηῢς χ. AP 6.203 (Lacon. or Phil.): abs., ib. 9.276 (Crin.), cf. Ael. Fr. 343.
The corpus record
χερνῆτις
chernetis
a woman that spins for daily hire
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- Iliad 1 · 0.09/10k
What it meant — LSJ
In the wild
- χερνῆτις · chernētis Iliad 12.433
Where it came from
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