Ruby's Greek Thread

[Ruby Novacna]

Word lolchedy from 75v
The last word of line 28 of 75v, « lolchedy, » is unique, unfortunately reminiscent of several Greek words at once:

1. λαγετας – leader,
   
2. λαγιδευς – leveret,
   
3. Λαγίδης – Ptolemy,
   
4. λακετας – cicada,
   
5. λακιδες – tatters, eunuchs.
   

Since my goal at this stage is to combine several words at once, I’ll try to read with the preceding word « qokeedy. »
With its 305 occurrences, « qokeedy » must be among the most frequent in the manuscript, without this making it any more understandable.
Indeed, my current proposal is that it comes from the verb δονέω – to shake, to agitate, and which is used in various situations, such as :

1. wheel, of troops;
   
2. of the wind driving the clouds before it;
   
3. drive about, of the horsefly that stings oxen;
   
4. of the whip that makes one flee;
   
5. shake, of the wind shaking the trees;
   
6. beat, stir milk, to make butter;
   
7. brandish (a javelin);
   
8. rouse the voice of song, of sound, murmur, buzz, of bees;
   
9. excites, of a smell that makes the nostrils dilate;
   
10. disturb, terrify, origin of love, agitate, excite;
    
11. disturb, of popular troubles, revolutions, wars, in the moral sense to disturb the soul, to agitate one’s mind.
    

Another possibility is δονητος – shaken, lat agitabilis – easily moved, mobile.
With so many possibilities I feel lost, is it the sound of cicadas, the excitement of eunuchs or something else?