[239] ἀΝεείλἐ ἓ αὐτόν: “ἀλέεινεν” is evidently impossible; a word parallel to “ἀμφικαλύπτει” is required by the simile. Ilgen's “ἀλέαινεν” would naturally mean “warmed himself,” which is unsuitable, and Ludwich's “ἀλέγυνεν”, “took heed to himself” quite misses the sense; this is correctly given by “ἀνειλεῖν” “cuddled himself up,” which Lohsee suggested, although his form “ἀνέειλεν” should be corrected to “ἀνεείλει” or “ἀνεείλἐ”. The latter gives a completer metathesis. For the uncontracted form cf. “κατεκόσμεε Δ 118, μετεφώνεε θ” 201 (“-ει” Ar.), “προσεφώνεε π” 308, 354, Smyth § 665, Hoffmann p. 467. For the sense cf. Plat. Symp. 206D “συσπειρᾶται . . . καὶ ἀνείλλεται” (v.l. “ἀνειλλεῖται”).
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