> the word to which you refer (Inferno 111, 84) is "gridando". This is a the
> gerund of the verb "gridare", the meaning of which is "shouting", "calling
> out". It is Caronte who is calling out to Dante and Virgil. Caronte's boat
> is simply referred to as "nave" ("Ed ecco verso noi venir per nave/un
> vecchio, bianco per antico pelo", which roughly translates as "And
> approaching us in a boat was a hoary-haired old man...").
> Regards,
> Nicole Prunster
Thanks Nicole.
pat
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