ὄρφν-η, Dor.
ὄρφνᾱ,ἡ,
A. the darknessof night,night,first in Thgn. 1077 , and Pi. , who has bothἐν ὄρφνᾳandἐν ὄρφναισιν,
O. 1.71 , P. 1.23 ; so δι' ὄρφνας
E. Supp. 994
(lyr., cj. Herm. forδι' ὀρφναίας);χθονὸς μέλαιναν ὄρφνην,of the nether world, E. HF 46 ;ἐνέρων ἐς ὄρφνανib. 353 (lyr.);οὔτε . . ἠοῦς, οὐκ ὄρφνηςneither at morn, norby night,
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Ca 4 (Rome):—rare in Prose, X. Lac. 5.7 , Ti.Locr. 97c , 97d , Plb. 18.19.7 , Phint. ap. Stob. 4.23.61a .