Some Lexical Observations on the Nomos Georgicos

Abstract

Nomos Georgikos is an invaluable resource for the study of the Greek language in one of the periods in which its colloquial registers are less well documented. It deals with the areas of everyday life which are rarely touched upon by the more literary composition. Moreover, there are numerous rare forms and usages, rarely, or even never, found in other works. Some have descendants in the Modern Greek, and even those which do not, can be reasonably assumed to have been a part of the more colloquial registers.