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σαῦλος

σαῦλος, swaggering, straddling

σαῦλος, η, ον, an Adj. descriptive of gait and carriage, defined as τὸ φαῦλον καὶ διερρυηκός by Sch. Ar. V. 1169; σαῦλα ποσὶν βαίνουσα, applied to the gait of the tortoise,
  • straddling, waddling, h.Merc. 28; of the loose, wanton gait of courtesans or Bacchantes, σ. βαίνειν Anacr. 168; σαῦλαι Βασσαρίδες Id. 55; also of a prancing horse, σ. βαίνειν, ἵππος ὡς κορωνίης Semon. 18.

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