κλαγγή

klagge

any sharp sound

Appears 5 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 3
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Book 1 1
Chapter ?

149
Book 3 1
Chapter ?

33
Book 10 1
Chapter ?

10523
Odyssey 2
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Book 11 1
Chapter ?

11605
Book 14 1
Chapter ?

14412

Dictionary (LSJ)

κλαγγή, ἡ, metapl. dat. κλαγγί Ibyc. 56: (κλάζω):—A. any sharp sound, e.g. twang of the bow, Il. 1.49; scream of birds, esp. cranes, to which are compared confused cries of a throng, 3.3, Od. 11.605, cf. Il. 2.100, 10.523; grunting of swine, Od. 14.412; later, howling of wolves and lions, h.Hom. 14.4, cf. 27.8; hissing of serpents, Pi. Dith. 2.18 (pl.), A. Th. 381 (pl.); baying of dogs, X. Cyn. 4.5, etc.; also, of musical instruments, Telest. 4, Mnesim. 4.57 (anap.); of song, S. Tr. 208 (lyr.); κ. ἀηδόνειος (leg. -όνιος) Nicom. Trag.1; κ. δύσφατος, of Cassandraʼs prophecies, A. Ag. 1152 (lyr.); of the scream of the Harpies, A.R. 2.269.

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